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Modern Carthage

TOR the first time In many scen-
L turies .opethins modem has ap-
peared on the site Of the ancient city
of Carthage. There. where once -four
ished the arts Of war and peace. Is
a vast, lonely plain. OF the streets
through which the conquering Han
nibal marched in triumph nothing
now remains but the shadeless wheat
fields. Th1re may. however, be seen
the stalking camel ploddins along.
drawing the modern American plow
or cultivator. -. 49,. -.
The soil ss gs rich as it was on the
day when sthk Phoenecians founfed
the city. ands the American and his
industries have found their way to
the historic spot where the Romans
wrought such devastation in their
conQuests. Americans, in charge Of
native workwen, may be seen direct
ing the use OF the modern farming
implements. .iar- harvesting and filling
the soil. These mach mes are sour,e
of wonder to the natives, who for
generations employed only the crud-
est of farm implements.
4. The place 10 on the northern coast
Of Africa, about ten miles from the
present city of Tupis. Americans
have found the market there for their
Inventions Q. lucrative one.
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had the situation been reversed. In
this he was mistaken. for to our sus-
picions were now Joined thorough
Ioathing and a determination to do
unto him even as he would have done
to US. Doubtless additional evidence
of his intended treachery might exist,
although not absolutely required. If
80, it would probably be somewhere
In his apartment or on his person, to
search for it was our next move.
Baker now stood by him with an
automatic pressed against his chest.
while l searched his pockets for the
keys to HIS desk ard private safe.
These secured. l went through his be-
longings. finding number OF letters
in German. which were of personal
nature and not important; but tucked
away in the inner pocket of a waist
coat was what l NEEDED. document
from the German spy headquarters.
wilhelmstrasse. Berlin. directing
Johnson, or as he was therein named,
|Kapitan-Lieutenant k B. kai-
serliche Marine, to bring the Ponucus
to stated rendezvous, of which the
latitude and longitude were given, al
noon of the second day after his re-
CENT of a radiogram beginning with
the word "Barcelona"-an other
words having no significance. Inere
he was to surrender her to a suoma-
rine which would be in waiting.
Holding this up. l opened on him in
my choicest German billinssgate. MY
sea trips had provided me with falr-
lly workable vocabulary of objurgation
for special emergencies. and tnat
thoroughly enjoyed pouring into ms
easily imagined. I told him that ne
was a "schmutziger schweinhund"; a
dirty German spy. who had been de-
tected before he could carry out his
nefarious Intentions, and that ms rate
" ould be decided Immediately py
three 'idiotic Americans" sitting on
his case as a drumhead court-martlai
His amazement at learning that +!
|Sknew his language as well as he did
filled him with impotent rage. rms
was a development which he had not
f6reseen. His fury at being thus 1901
ing quickly replaced by blind horror
as the Significance of his situation
grew upon him.
$ Stedman was now called In from the
bridge through the voice pipe over
the captains bunk.
A few brtef sentences ndoe tHe Sooo
clear to him.. We then drew away to
a corner of the room and conferred in
whispers. ,
/ "What shall we do with him.?
&sked my colleagues.
+ kk
TT was agreed that he must pay with
his life the penalty for his crime,
but "how" was the question. Sted-
man made the happy suggestion to
allow him to commit suicide, urging
that a regular trial before court
martial would only give undue public
lity to regrettable affair rejecting
discredit on the Navy and possibly
brjng to- tho scoundrel a. certain
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WHEN was eight years of age
my father was sent to Berlin as
tho representative of a certain Amer
ican business corporation. He took
the family with him, for the length
of his stay in Germany was indefinite.
<He put me in a good German school
and insisted on my learning that
language perfectly. You must" he
told me, learn to read. write, speak
and. above all. think in German"
As soon as I grew big enough he
sent me every summer with my Ger
man boy friends on long walking
trips. These wanderjahre, or travel
years" were only varied by short
cruises in the Baltic. on board his
home on the Island of Rugen, on
which the Hildegarde rode peacefully
at her moorings when not under way
In this manner 1 acquired an intimate
Hiidegarde,s German crew. as well
as a fondness for the sea.
When I was about fifteen years old
he had a talk with me, in which he
commended my perfect command over
German, adding: You seem to have
a taste for a nautical life. Why not
test it by making one trip in sail.
ing craft and another in steamer?
AS this proposition chimed in with
my fancy L eagerly embraced it-so
part Of that summers vacation was
spent on a brig plying between Lu-
beck and Helsingfors, the rest on
steamer Of the Hamburg-Amerfca line
to the North cape-in both cases as a
deckhand. All this was incidental to
my preparation for college and the
law course we had agreed that l
should take later
X X
THE following spring I was sent
= home to enter Princeton Uni
versity. Before starting my father
explained to me his reasons for my
Intensive German language training.
Il hope,.I am wrong" he said. but
1 cannot help seeing indications OF an
intent on Germanys part before many
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EDWARD L. T. l. II
before been told 1t is known to but hand
all pledged Even as appears IN these
secured for publication
significant dates latiudes longtud etc.
presumably thinking that the tate OF
Johnson he revealed Evidently they
hold did unmouned unhonored and unsung would
herland
encouraged others
to his in lately ended.
hand episode well worthy record Tor the
psychology and methods of the foreign
to of what
hosies with unscrupuous
And to the begin
of prudence always that the enemy
While still in didactic mood the narrator that two other
brief history will be overlooked The first that
the snatcng tongue will be little sva' I'm IN ] eouner
German in our schools to the end thn the may % m I
but useful for the German our midst
disclosing ndvised the of thorough familiarity with
preamble singular
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years to wage a new war of aggres-
sion. 1t is in the air and everybody
talks about it. II this war breaks
out 1t is possible that we shall be
involved, in which case our Navy
will have a large snare in the cam
paign. / know that Germany leans
heavily on her spy system and feel
confident she will endeavor to place
trusted men on board our ships to
disable or destroy them and other
wise thwart eur plans. want you
therefore, when you settle in New
York to join the naval militia. But
be careful not to let strangers become
aware Of your linguistic acquire
ments.'
Of courses. this is merely the sist OF
several 3e0Ha5dentia1 talks-not SO
much between father and son as man
to man. did not agree with him
for + felt that "Deutchland UbeI
Allies" Die Wacht am Rhein and
simila 4 songs were merely the out
burst 81 q iaudable patriotic senti-
ment. q Dfo&tng OF of superfuouss
steam, so to speak. Nevertheless.
knew him to be wise and farseefns
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once raised by Baker; Stedman and l
ran to the bridge. AS officer of the
deck, he stopped the ship and manned
the lifeboat. In a loud voice. however.
l. ordered him not to risk the lives OF
seven men by low wering the lifeboat IN
such a sea. but to stand by the unfor-
tunate sailor. getting the ship as near
him as possible and to leeward. In
this way the traditions of the service
were observed. Ostensibly we did all
, that could be done to save drown
ing shipmate. but every one on board
| realized that no human being could
survive in such seething cauldron.
After an he spent in the seeming
attempt to Rescue man who had
"gone mad and committed suicide" as
we informed the crew. with all the
apparent reluctance in the world. the
ship resumed her course and johnson
| was left to his fate-far more kindly
| than his deserts warranted. Our last
sight of him was for brief moment
after he jumped overheard. He was
struggling to seize the lifebuoy. which
appeared to evade him as the huge
combers carried it out of his reach.
| Then the darkness swallowed him up,
never again to be seen of mortal men.
I X +
THE rest OF the cruise may be pass
ed over briefly.
Baker and me to his confederate, the
quartermaster. Smith From him
we ascertained the ''hocussing'' of
! the compasses by means of tiny mag
pets, glued underneath the compass
| cards; also such details of the plot
as the captain dared entrust to a sea-
man. That he was the captains only
accomplice was reasonably well es-
! tablishei. We KEEP: him in close con-
fnement until we reached Queens
| town, where, by mutual agreement
{ between Admiral Sims and the Brit
isk authorities. he was turned over to
| the tender mercies of the latter. who
| were notably less disros than our
! own to condone 20 black a villany.
| 1 believe that he was first discharged
as an enlisted man in the American
| Navy and then tried as German
spy for plotting against the delivery
| of the war materials which the Pom
ticus was bringing over for the Brit
| ish munitions department.. I am not
strong conviction that he Joined Karl
Lody. one of the first of these persons
| to suffer for his work.
I The case was reported in full to the
| Navy Department in two documents,
| one stating with deep regret the tenn.
| porary insanity and suicide of Lieut.
Charles Johnson, y. s. N. r. F.: the
other a confidential and exact ac-
count of the whole affair. The latter,
! am given to understand, was sup
| pressed "for the public good" ~
| Not only was the Ponticus thus
| saved from falling into the hands OF
| the enemy. but our code radiogram
to the chief, inform
| ing him of the discovered plot, but
| giving no further DETAILS other thar.
the location and hour of the pro-
posed rendezvous. was instrumental
! in his sending three destroyers to the
spot. In the most complete and sat-
Iisfactory manner they accounted for
the German submarine L. This
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selves. We could not answer khe
question. but at least it was rehef
from the frightful strain of waiting
to realize that the time had come for
action. Go forward we must; there
could be no turning back. +,
WHEN the fateful hour did arrive,
" events began to happen with
startling rapidity. Armed with an
automatic, Sparks" called the Ger
man quartermaster into the wireless
operating room, tapped him on the
head to insensibility, bound him hand
and foot. gagged him and then held
him prisoner with pistol at his head
to keep him absolutely quiet. We
would return later. we told Sparks"
and finish up Smiths case. EG
Leaving Sparks to stand guard
over the traitor, Baker and I started
Tor the cabin to undertake our major
It should be remembered that the
night was pitch black and that every
light discernible from outside the ship
was thoroughly screened. This was
q necessary and obligatory precaution.
since we were in the war zone, where
be encountered at any moment.
The vessels rolling and pitching in
the storm were SO violent that we had
to make our way by holding on to
hand rails and stanchions at every
st sp. Stopping for a few minutes in
the wheel house. we managed to dis
&C meet the wires leading to the cap
the quartermaster on watch. Then,
well armed and ready to shoot If
necessary, we reached the captains
door Just abaft the wheel house. on
the upper deck. 1t opened into a large
office, furnished, among other things,
with safe for confidential documents.
q writing desk and the large table on
which was spread the chart by which
the Ponticus was being navigated.
Adjoining the Office was the captains
bedroom.
On hearing our. knock Johnson re-
piled cheerfly:
Come in
We entered to find him reclining ON
his berth. reading by an electric light,
Of which the thick green shade pre-
vented the rays from illuminating the
apartment other than very dimly.
Good evening, Cantwell. What do
you wish?r
My, answer was hardly in accord
with this polite greeting.
Hands up" said. as we covered
him with our pistols. Don't bulge
an. inch OF cry out, or you are a dead
man."
Up went his hands. naturally: but
quite as naturally he asked ndignant-
iy: What does this outrage mean?''
You'll find out soon enough" I
replied. ThenSto Baker, "Tie him up,
hands and feet and gag him. I'll see
that he doesn't move or shout, unless
he wants to die" 'sa
Struggling and protesting. he was
promptly gagged and then his hands
were firmly lashed behind his back.
His feet were also bound. Just as
promptly the passion depicted on his
fcountenance gave place to alarm as
Ehe realized that he was in grave
danger, to say the least. His first
Isnnttering Indignation, manifest even
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In spite .of the gag. faded away, his
eyes 'registered" terror and we be-
lieved that the muff1ed babbling
through his gag was plea for mercy
after the well known German fashion
x +
DOUBTLESS, had we not been two
to one. with the advantage on our
side of weapons loaded and cooked.
ance AS il was, nothing was left to
him but to submit and to pray that
his captors would be more compass
sionate than he or any of his foul
breed would have shown themselves
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discussion, we determined to take
the wireless operators into our con-
fidence. They were good, loyal
Yankees. who would at once COM
municate to us any suspicious mes
sage sent or received.
The next few days were far from
pleasant. We felt that we were on
the brink of 4 volcano. and an active
one at that. Physically, too. we were
most uncomfortable. for we were in
the clutches of bowling northeast
gale. with a tremendous sea running.
The skies also were unfriendly
neither sun nor star showed itself
so that we navigated by dead reck
Oning alone. One morning, at about
daybreak, Stedman, who was in
charge of the deck, sent for me to
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Interpretation was rejected as soon
as suggested and we swung around
the circle of our discussion back to
the starting point We were con-
fronted with an emergency which de-
manded Immediate action at all costs.
Should we be wrong, we must ac-
cept the responsibility for our error
and abide by the consequences. As
Baker said. ut is better to lose our
commissions for doing too much than
for letting Hun run away with this
ship
I hope never again to spend such
a tedious. heartbreaking day. Time
moved on leaden wings 1t seemed AS
though the night would never fall.
Yet. eventually. fall 1t did. Were we
worse off than before?" we asked our
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and that no harm could come from
following his advice.
Then ensued four delightful years
of Princeton After receiving my
degree OF Il. A. entered the Column :
bia Law School and at the same time
joined the New York Naval Militia,
sEending at least two evenings every
week on board the battleship New
Hampshire. rechrtstened Granite
State.
1t was here that I met him whom
{ am compelled to call. not by his
light name. but Charles johnson.
He Joined up during my last year In
he organization. His was an engag-
ng personality. Well educated and
tin top sailor. he forged rapidly to
he front. He professed to have served
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n would seem. was a very different
meeting from the one pianned W
johnson and his fellow schemers IN
Berlin. Had IL been Carried ou. hs
intended, the Ponticus would nsf'
been added to the list OF The count.
less vessels which have met fSeit emu
in the port OF missing snipA a"h
this story would never have pee"
told.
Q'ouyriRht 1921 -
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CASE Was Reported Full in Two Documents the War Department. and
~ Now Told for the First TDd the Cyp Meet With Disaster Sea
That Planned for the the Ger
Uncovered Plot Turn Ship Laden With INT and Valuable
Ill eDeal
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THE Bactrian camel possessed the
L great 6atural advantage Of
two humps onshi back and was con-
eeauently 4 much more comfortable
xidfng apparatus than the other kind.
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Copyright. 1921
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21
Entertainment

The teachers Of Summerfield,
Mr.. Goforth and daughter gave
an entertainment and box supper
on the 18th which was attended
with ! large audience. Good
order Every one seemed to
enjoy the program. The collect
ION Of the evening was $500 this
goes to pay Oh the bell and organ.
Miss Jessie Thomas was the
winner Of the gold prize. We
had good order and all enjoyed
the evening. There are about
80in attendance and one Of the
greatest interest that has been
for years.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21
Old Resident Of
Gruetli Passes Away

MIR. John Scholer, one Of the
oldest residents of Grundy
County passed away at the adj
vanced age Of 80 years, 5 months
and Ill days. Mir. Scholer was
one of the first settlers IF the
Gruetli settlement. He came
to the United States from Switz-
erland in 1866, and settled in
Jay County, Indiana, from this
County lie came to Grnetli in.
1870 and has since made this his
home. Mr.. Scholer raised a
large family of 4 bows and ! girl
who survive him. He was an in
dustrious farmer and q good
citizen. Funeral services were
held at the home on July 18th
and were conducted by Rev. j..
K. Thomas and burial was in the
Gruetli Cemetery. He is sur
vived by the following: Noah
Scholer, Jocab, Scholer, Daniel
Scholer, and mrs. Rosa Nussbaum
all of Gruetli.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21
Circuit Court to
Hold All Week

Circuit Court Commenced here
Monday with perhaps one Of the
largest trial dockets the Court
ever had to try. There are FIVE
murder cases to be tried and
several felonious assault Cases.
The misdemeanor Cases were
taken up Monday and several
received some pretty severe
fines, drawing from $1,000 and
Costs, up to 5000 and 30 days in
Jail.
Judge Raulston charge to the
grand jury was very forceful and
on several cases Of submission
before himon public drunkenness
charges he always sent them
before the grand jury to tell
where they bought the liquor to
get drunk off of.
The murder cases will be
taken up to day and Friday.
Judge Raulston was assisted in
holding court this week by Judge
S. D. McReynolds Of Uhatta-
nooga.
Hon. B. G. Mckenzie, prose-
cuted vigorously for the State
and on Monday every case that
he prosecuted the State got q
conviction.
jim Reeves, OF Altamont was
on our streets this week.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21

the Prophet Elisha and in en-
tering plea for the great Cap
tain to be sent into the land of
Israel to be healed of his leprosy.
Princess Haider is one of the
most powerful and convincing
lectures upon the American plat
form today. She was born at
Boalbeck, under the shadow Of
Mt. Lebanan aud was educated
in the American colleges at Sid
OK and Beirut and later took her
degrees from several of the best
Universities in the u. 3. She
speaks English most fluently,
and her charming Oriental
Manner. together with her rich
Costumes and subjectf matter of
her entertainments, makes an
evening long to be remembered
by those who avail themselves
of the opportunity to hear her.
The Princess will appear in
her own rich robes of her native
house, fashioned of heavy beaten
silver and jewels. She will be
assisted by her Oriental Singer,
nellie Lucill Borgess., who will
present the weird music of the
Far East.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21

One of the best treats of the
summer season at the Monteagle
Assembly W II be the public
appearance of a real daughter Of
! royalty on the night of Monday,
July rs at s o'clock.
| Princess Rahme Haider Of
Damascus Syria, a member
Of the ancient Syrian House of
royalty has been the guest OF
our vicinity for the past few
weeks and before leaving to fill
numerous engagements upon
other Assemblies, has consented
to present her most famous and
| thrilling message of "Naaman,
the Leper." 1t is drama en-
acted in 5 scenes, in which Prin-
cess Rahme has used as the
setting, her native home-the
Holy Land, and is based upon
the, Old Bible story.
The story deals with the great
Captain Naaman, who at the
height of his glory, was stricken
with the dreaded disease of
leprosy.
Oleverly is interviewer the
part played by the little Hebrew
Maiden in bringing to the house
hold of Syria the knowledge of
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21
Infant Dies

Mildred, the A months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Dent died on July 14th at the
home of T. j. Anderson. Fun
eral services we're conducted by
Rev. Farrell Tate and burial was
in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21

Esq. j. O.. Brashaer Of Pelham
was ON our streets Monday.
John Gallagher Of Pelham was
a court visitor here this week.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21
French Bazaar Opens
Up

The French Bazaars opened it's
doors to the buying public last
week and have on hand an up.to-
date line Of imported goods. Mr..
Sam Cohen the proprietor is in
charge this year and assures the
public that he has one of the
incest lines that many could buy.
Cell and see him.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21

Miss Elizabeth Lovette of
Birmingham Ala, is the guest
o Miss Sarah Campbell.
Pete Oonrv Of Coalmont was
b re last Monday.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-07-21

Jim Reeves, Of Altamont was
on our streets this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-17
COUNTER PROPOSALS
ASKED OF GERMANY
fBy Associated Press)

PARIS, Feb. 17.-Germany has been
asked by Great Britain and France to
communicate to them the counter pro-
posals of the Berlin government be-
fore the opening of the London con-
ference, which is fixed for March /,
says the Journal The newspaper
adds it would not be surprising if the
conference should become unnecessary
because OF the derisive character of
the German offers" In this case. it
is said, the allies will notify Germany
of their decisions and give the Ger
man cabinet few days to make
known if it accepts or refuses to exc
cute them.
A Mayence despatch to the Echo de
Paris says the German proposals will
be Intentionally derisive" to influence
the plebiscite to be held in Silesia.
Rumors that Charles Laurent, French
ambassador to Germany. will leave the
Berlin embassy after the London con-
ference are denied.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-17
HONORED BY FRANCE,
BELGIAN WOMAN spy,
ASHAMED, KILLS SELF

PARIS, Feb. 17-Madame Louise
Thulier. Belgian school teacher, who
was awarded the insignia of the Le-
gion of Honor and the war cross dur
ing the great war, has chosen suicide
rather than face exposure as a spy
ard a betrayer of patriotic friends, it
is declared by today's newspapers.
The woman, about whom revolved
one of the most stirring tragedies of
the war, swa llowed rat poison at her
home in the village of Wiberies, near
Mons, yesterday when called to ap-
pear before a magistrate.
Madame Thulier was associated
with Edith Cavell, the English nurse,
who was executed by the Germans in
Brussels on Oct. Is. 1915. and with
Countess Johanna De Belleville. com
muted through the Intervention of
President Wilson. She herself was
taken prisoner by the Germans and
was sentenced to death. but King Al
fonso of Spain made a plea in her be-
half, and she was reprieved.
During an Investigation of espion-
age operations at Mons evidence was
found it is declared by newspapers
here. that Madame Thulier had be-
trayed a number of companions, one
of whom was Phillip Baucq. an archi-
tect, who was executed the day Miss
Cavell faced the German firing squad
He summoned the woman to appear
before him, but she is alleged to have
swallowed poison rather than obey.