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far more aggressive after we entered the wWE.
But so say Col. Nicolai and others.
The appointment of Marshal Foch az COM
mander in chief unified the allies not only In
the war in the Open whereof he was master,
but in the secret war upon whose forces he
relied in making important decisions and plans.
Under FOch an expert clearing house for infor-
nation about the enemy worked secretly IN
Paris. It had members from each Of the allied
nations, whose intelligence services sent them
daily data-military political, economic. This
information was pooled and interchanGed
among the allies.
IF our organization gave assistance In counter
espionage valuable to the allies, their as
sistance in creating that organization was tn-
dispensable to U.S. British ideas and experience
helped especially, though French helped. too.
in creating the American military secret service
of the World War. It's sponsors In the United
States were Gen. Van Deman, Col Mason and
Col Dansey Of the British army, who crossed
the ocean to assist.
The crowning achievement Of Gen. Van De-
man, almost unknown to the general public, yet
known to the Regular Army as "the father OF
American military intelligence" was the forg-
ing in 1917 and early 1918 Of the American
principal weapons that beat the German secret
service. For some 80 years he had been ac-
quiring knowledge and experience that enabled
MIN 70 answer the Cau LklaC IOuLlQ u1Iu anu
Lieut.. Col. Alexander B. Coke the entire INTEL
Mgence general staff of the American Army.
The training Of the man some might can
(though not in his hearing) our super counter
spy was varied.
ZEN VAN DEMAN and Col Coke, infius
enced party by their English assistant, Col.
Dansey stamped upon American secret service
q character 1t never lost. They said Spying
and counter-spying are and always have been
necessary in war. The spy who gets informa-
ton that enables his army to capture city
serves his country truly the soldiers who
scale the walls. Properly conducted, there 10
nothing disgraceful about secret service. There
are temptations, hazards to character as well
as to life. The greater the honor to those who
can endure"
Whereas in the German service the cogps
d'elite was q minority, in the American it was
q majority. Like the British, they tried to obey
the rule, People Of low morals and character
not employ them If you can help it." Here and
there now and then both may have broken tho
rule, but usually reluctantly.
Today Americans and Englishmen who were
Gin that work" or "the service" are proud of it.
Many are listed by Who's Who or Dun and
Bradstreet, or in the Social Register college
professors, musicians, bankers, brokers, law
yers, newspaper men. Members of very old
New York families were In 1t, one heartbroken
because they kept him in New York instead of
sending him as spy to Germany. He could
easily pass for German. An unusual group
gathers around the table at one of their occa-
sional dinners in New York. If, as Gen. Nolan
once said, ut Is sometimes necessary to have
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Best Job AGENTS of Germany Did in Mar
Mas to Keep Eyes on United States Forces,
Othergvise They We're Out10itted at
Their OgOn Game of Intrigue.

chance any, Germany had still to win the
war, the ministers called in Col. Heye OF the
military intelligence, now commander Of the
German army. This conversation took place:
Prince Max-How many Americans Land
monthly in France?
Col. Heye-An average of 100000.
Gen. Ludendord-In April, May and June
it was $4,000.
Can over-statement. LudendOrffS nerves
were giving way
Prince Max-How strong will the American
Army be next Spring?
Col Heye-The American military leaders
count on having 100000 men by Spring.
ct would have been more than that)
Prince Max-And have they the correspond
ing equipment?
Col. Heye.-n they continue at the present
rate, they will have. The Americans have
always been accurate in their estimates.
(Flattery, If truth be told.)
Gen. Observation-Disclosures we accept these
armistice conditions, we ought TO say to the
enemy, Fight for them"
Prince Max-But when they have won them
by fighting won't they impose worse terms?
Gen. Observation-Disclosures are no worse termsl
through into Germany and devastate the
country.
The ministers decided to tell President Will
son that his conditions for commencing armi-
stice negotiations had been met. So We can be
glad that German intelligence, helped by Gen.
was succeeding.
THAT was the only success that amounted to
anything that the Germans won in their
secret war with the Americans; they did keep
close tabs on the A. e F.'s growth. But con-
sidering that for propaganda purposes Washing
ton was fguratively getting out extras to tell
them and the rest of the world about that very
thing. was that such a great success after all?
For all its reputation, the German secret service
lost the secret war.
Col. Nicolai says So does Field Marshal,
now President Won Hindenburg in his memoirs:
Our spy service produced only miserable
results. In this sphere even German gold
succumbed in the struggle between our enc
mics and ourselves
No little gold" spent in that victory. espe-
cially in 1918, was American, financing allied
secret operations. When they came to the
Americans with a chance to make coup If
only they had the money. usually they got it.
Americans may be surprised, now to hear that
the allied secret service seemed to its enemies
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T WAS after the LIST Division had
landed at st. Nazaire, after it had
been announced that we would send
a large army to France, after the
Committee on Public Information had
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told the Germans quite surprising lot about
our plans, that the Germans called upon their
secret service to find out about the Ameri-
cans" And they learned so much, in fact,
about our great aviation program that they
got frightened, and while we talked about our
thousands Of airplanes, they speeded up and
TO our sorrow.
The German general sta6 had estimated be-
0ure unrestricted submarine warfare was de-
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IL the first time ~
che Americans I'd
Division tUere in the trenches. Sudden
" a party of Germans in French UNI
fors CRYING Francais! Francais cLOse-0Hd then
threw hand grenodes. But they we're routed
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Col. and Mrs: Percy M. Ashburn win
present their daughter. Miss Anne viz
B4nia Ashburn, to society,at o tea dance
10 be given December at the Mayflower.
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Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph G. Cashier.
who have been the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Francis Hagner in their home on
Nineteenth street, left Sunday for Fort
Lewis, Wash, where Gen. Cashier viii
be stationed.
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honor and bridesmaids assisted e TIE
tea table. hrs. Frank J. Green Of
Waterbury, Conn. aunt Of the prospec-
tive bride, also assisted. The matron
OF honor Is to be mrs. Beverly Daven-
port and the bridesmaids Miss Frances
Beckley. Miss Helen Mccain and Miss
Margaret Sato.
Mr.. d. Gray Ttinstall Of Norfolk, Va,
has announced the engagement Of his
daughter Lucy Dabney TO Lieut.. Alfred
Pace Randolph, U. 8. NJ, son OF Mrs
Randolph and the late Alfred Magili
Randolph OF Warrenton, Va. The we'd
ding win take place In January. Miss
Tunstan made her debut last Winter
and Is member Of the Junior League.
Lieut.. Randolph h . graduate Of the
United States Naval Academy OF the
class Of 1924. His mother was formerly
Miss Bessie Pace Of Richmond, va, and
his grandfather was the late Right Rev.
Alfred Magill Randolph, Bishop Of the
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia.
Lieut.. Randolph and Miss Tunstall
were attendants at the wedding OF MISC
Jane Washington and Lieut.. Thurston
Clark IN Warrenton last week and were
members Of Q house party entertained
ment was privately announced.
Mrs. Amelia remnant Of Meriden.
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It, They viii sail for their home, In
Paris, about December 10.
Miss Margene Musser, debutante
daughter of Col. and Mrs. r. @. Musser,
entertained last evening in compliment
to Miss Sarah L. Lily Of Baltimore, the
house guest Of Miss Virginia Glaze
brook.
Miss Lily, who viii make her bow to
society in Baltimore this year, came to
washington for Miss Glazebrook's
luncheon yesterday afternoon and re-
turned to her home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett will
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Baroness Serge Korff, Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, jr.; Mrs. James r. Mitchell,
Mrs. Nathan G. Wyeth and Mrs. Walter
r. Tuckerman.
Mrs. xenophon Price entertained at
luncheon today for her guest, Mrs.
Herman Hudgins Of Norfolk, Va, who
has been spending short time with her
in her apartment, at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Maj. and Mrs. Price will give q din
ner party Thursday evening for their
guest, who will return to her home
Friday.
Maj. and Mrs. Price and their small
daughter will leave November 20 for
Philadelphia, where they will visit Mrs.
Prices parents. Thanksgiving day an
annual family reunion will be held and
Maj. and Mrs. Price will stay to attend
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Capt. Adolphus Andrews. u. o. N,
end Mrs. Andrews, are at the Delmonico
IN New York for . few days.
Comdr. Alan Kirk, q. 9. N. and mrs.
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Mai. Gen. and Mrs. william Crozier
arrived In Washington yesterday and
took possession of their apartment at
Wardinan Park Hotel, which they re-
leased for the Winter.
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spend about . month IN Europe before
returning to this country.
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SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover Will Be Hosts
at Dinner Friday Evening for
Distinguished Visitor.

Kirk, are receiving congratulations on
the birth Of son born November
In Newport Comdr. and Mrs. Kirk will
not come to washington at Christmas
and have postponed their visit until
Spring. Conndr. Kirk Is on duty at the
Naval War College and Mrs. Kirk was
formerly Miss Lydia Chaplin, daughter
of Mrs. Frederick L. Chaplin.
Comdr. w. p. LIE Clair and Mrs. LIE
Clair have Just returned to Washington
after spending the Summer in France
and have taken an apartment in the
Cairo. Comdr. lie Clair Is naval attache
at the United States embassy in Paris,
France.
Maj. Donald Armstrong win entertain
a company at the dinner dance ct the
Shoreham Hotel Friday evening.
The Assistant to the Undersecretary
Of the Treasury and Mrs. Charles r.
Schoeneman are now occupying their
new apartment at the Westchester
Mrs. Schoeneman was before her re-
cent marriage to Mr.. Schoenenan, Miss
Anna Wilson, daughter Of Mrs. Charles
G. WILSON,.
Mrs. Mary Parker Corning will be
included in the list Of New York debut
tantes who will act as mannequins to-
morrow evening at the benefit dance of
the Henry Street Visiting Nurses Service,
which Mrs. E. Marshall Field has ar
ranged at the Hotel Pierre in New
York.
Mrs. 8. Parker Corning and Mrs.
Richard s. Aldrich are among those
who have taken tables for the event
which win be preceded by a supper. At
midnight, the fashion pageant viii be
presented.
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Miss Kelly TO Marry
DIR. FIannery Saturday.

Miss Kelly TO Marry
DR.. FIannery Saturday.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Frances Clarina Kelly,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Joseph
Kelly, to DR.. John Leo Flannery of
Philadelphia, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick j. Flannery Of Scranton, Pa, Sat-
urday morning. The wedding viii take
place in the Holy Comforter Church at
10 o'clock, followed by . nuptial mass.
Mrs. Kelly gave tea for her daughter
Sunday afternoon, when the natron of
by Mrs. Randolph, where the engage
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arrive Friday from their home In Me-
York to be the guests OF the formers
mother and aunt, MRS. Delos A. BlodRett
and Mrs. Charles G.. Matthews, in their
home, on New Hampshire avenue. Mr..
and Mrs. Blodgett viii remain over
Sunday and come to celebrate three
anniversaries in the family which fall
within few days OF each other.
Mrs. Blodgett will be hostess at din
will be only the members of the family.
Mrs. Wilson Prichett win return to-
day from Philadelphia, where she went
to vote, and viii Join her aunt, Mrs.
Sidney A. Cloman, to remain until
after Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter d. Denegre are
expected to come to Washington the
end Of the week from New York, where
they are for a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Blake Dewey
have returned to Washington and will
be at the Mayfiower until the middle of
January, when they will 60 to Palm
Beach to remain until April. They
spent the Spring and early Summer in
Cannes with their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Blake Dewey,
IT., and were In Paris during August.
Upon their return to this country the
early part of September, Mr.. and Mrs.
q months visit and then spent q fort
night with Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Dewey,
jr, In Chicago, who are expected here
for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Dewey will
leave Warsaw November % and will
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spend about month IN Europe before
returning to this country.
AIRS. Karl d. Klemm win arrive in
New York today from Europe, where
she has spent the Summer, and u ex-
pected to come to Washington tomor-
row.
Mrs. Samuel A. Munday, daughter Of
the late Capt. Robert =. Doyle. win re-
turn to her home in San Francisco to-
day. MRS. William A. Kettlewell, sister
of MRS. Munday, viii remain In WASH
ington until the arrival Of Mr.. Kettle
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip M. Brown and
their daughter, Miss Julie Brown Of
Princeton. N. j., arrived in washington
last evening and are ct the Mayfiower
Hotel for the day. They viii sail this
week from New York for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown spent last VIM
ter in washington. Mr.. Brown was
one time Minister to Honduras and has
been q professor Of International law
and diplomacy ut Princeton.
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Committee Completed for
Debutante Dinner Dance.

The committee for the fourth annual
debutante dinner dance December 10,
at the Willard Hotel, includes Nine
Prochnik, wife of the Minister Of
Austria; Representative Ruth Hanna
Mccormick, Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, wife
Of the Undersecretary Of the Treasury;
Mrs Walter e. Hope, wife Of the AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury; Mrs.
Chandler Anderson, Mrs. Cecil Barrel,
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock, Mrs. U. s..
Grant, Sd: Mrs. McCook Knox,
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Col. and Mrs. William p. Wooten VIII
entertain o company Of 10 this evening
ut dinner In their home ON Massa.
chusetts avenue.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-12
Banking Grows
More Complicated

DENVER, Colo.-The increase in the
technicalities of the banking business
in the past dozen years was shown
by speaker before the American IN
stitute of Banking which held it's an
nual convention here recently when
he pointed out that in 1918, when the
institute last met in this city, it gave
only three courses, while today it gives
10, with more subjects in preparation.
At the earlier date, he said, the cur
iculum of the institute consisted Of
elementary banking, commercial and
banking law, and money and banking,
whereas today it consists of banking
fundamentals, commercial law, nego-
table instruments, standard econom-
les, standard banking, credits, invest
ments, trust functions, Analysing finan-
cial statements, and public speaking.
while the two new subjects Of bank
operation and organization, and bank
management are to be added.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-12
Alvin Anderson
Marguerite Jaeger.
Banking Conducting
Continual Research

The American Bankers Association
Is daily submitting every phase and
every department of banking to search
ing scrutiny and study, says John G.
Lonsdale, president of this the worlds
greatest financial association. The
findings Of these Investigations are
made available to the 10000 members
Of the organization for their guidance. \
ut is fine tribute to the spirit Of
cooperation among bankers that it is
able to carry on this work." he says.
Bankers from one end of the country
to the other are constantly giving free
ly and unself1shly of their skill and
experience so that the association may
produce the truly great results that
are being accomplished"
Statistical information on national
and state banks, savings institutions,
trust companies and trust departments
clearing house groups and general
banking is prepared after exhaustive
inquiry and distributed for the use Of
all bankers. The organization in
vestigations have resulted in the pas
sage of beneficial legislation, revision
of banking practices and innumerable
changes for a stronger and more ef-,
fcient banking structure. 1t has set
up an educational system through its
affiliated American Institute Of Bank.
ing, where $4,000 ambitions Young bank
men and women are now awaiting them
selves Of the opportunity to advance in
the banking field.
1T has been well said that the
American Bankers Association, exclu-
sive of the Federal Reserve System,
has been the greatest single nation
wide source Of stability and improved
conditions for banking in the United
States" Mr.. Lonsdale says.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-12
NEWSPAPER SCATHES i.
BOGUS MOTOR CLUBS

Another crop of bogus automobile
club organizers, promoters and sales
men are reported to be operating in
the state.
This is rather late in the year for
such schemes to be worked, as the
spring is the usual harvest time for
these gentry. But these solicitors are
evidently Of the opinion that they
missed some prospective suckers on
their first trip and are back to pick
up the gleanings.
Despite repeated warnings, large
number of auto owners fall for the
itinerant, irresponsible travelling fax
ers, year after year. They do not
stop to inquire whether the club they
are asked to join IL profit-making
concern, interested only in getting
their money, or a non-profit associa-
ton like the Auto Club of Washing
ton or the Inland Automobile Asso-
citation.
They do not find out whether the
alleged club is backed by responsible
people. whether it is prepared to give
any service, whether the alleged in
surance offered at cheap prices is
genuine, whether legal aid is really
extended or whether actual discounts
on supplies are obtainable. Usually
they find out to their sorrow that
none of the promises made to them
are fulfilled, and none of the claims
made by the solicitors are borne out
by performance. All they get is a
receipt, a membership card and an
emblem for their car or place Of
Editorial from Wenatchee
Daily World, August 1S, 1880.
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RADICAL CHANGES
TRANSFORM BANKING
National Commission Sees
Changing Opinion on Branch
Banking Issue-Studies Group
and Chain Banks.

NEW YORK ofsthe at
titude Of bankers on the long disputed
branch banking question is forecast In
a review and report covering rapid
changes going on in banking issued
here by the Economic Policy Commits
sion Of the American Bankers Asso-
citation. The report, however, after
referring to recent proposals that ma
tional banks be given branch banking
powers within the business territory
surrounding their location, declares
that 1--WE do not believe that so-called
strade-area' branch banking Is likely
to gain the support Of any large per-
centage Of the banking fraternity"
The commission says that the most
important development that has a.
fected American banking in recent
years involves the rapid growth Of
multiple banking organizations in the
form Of group, chain and branch bank
ing systems" and adds that 1--WE pre-
sent this report as an unprecedented
economic study and have no theories
or policies to urge at this time" The
statement says that the commissions
information indicates there are now
269 group or chain bank systems,
which control 1922 banks and $685.
100000 in aggregate resources, and
that there are only six states and the
District Of Columbia where it does not
find any group organizations.
The Commissions Investigation
eve have been in touch with the
managers of many important bank
groups" the report says. aside from
the obvious economies Of centralized
operation and control a number Of
these organization heads very frankly
tell us that they do not feel that the
system has been in operation and
tested long enough to justify them in
making positive or sweeping state
ments as to it's advantages or disad-
vantages compared to unit banking.
"The Banking and Currency Com
mittee of the House, which Is con-
Quoting an investigation INTO banking
developments, has called a number
of operating heads Of some of the great
group systems. These men declared
that they found, under certain condi-
tions, definite operating and economic
advantage in both group and branch
banking over Independent unit bank
ing. Some thought group banking was
only transitional stage, that branch
banking was preferable and If 1t were
permitted on an extensive enough
scale they would change their groups
over to branch systems. Others held
that group banking was preferable.
Some held that the ideal plan was
a combination of the two with group
bank units for localities strong enough
to support complete banking institu-
tons and with branch offices extend
ing further into the smaller places
requiring banking services but not
large enough to support complete
banks. Several of these who advocated
multiple banking declared that never
theless they believed there would al
ways be room for vigorous indepen-
dent unit bank competitors
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-12
White Bluffs School Notes
Written
Written BY Students.

The gymnasium supervisors for the
high school have quite an interesting
outline for this years work
Mr.. Atkinson has planned for the
high school boys, Miss March for the
girls.
Fall-Baseball; Soccer.
Winter-Basket ball; Volley ball.
Spring-Baseball; Track
For the Junior Hi.
Fall-Kitten ball; Soccer; II unbling.
Winter-Basket ball; Volley ball.
Spring-Kitten Bali; Tun1bling.
Fall-Work) on tunbling and folk
dancing.
Winter-Basket ball; Volley ball;
general indoor program.
sprins-Archery; Baseball.
According to Roscoe Ray, Leader,
quite a number of boys are turning
out for the tumbling club, but the
members have not yet been picked.
n Il =
Next time tall slim blonde senior
girl mentions to the teacher that our
noble wise heads are underworked
and that we could digest four pages
more of economics for the next days
lesson, why just as sure as dog has
fleas, something terrible is going to
happen to that girl. T ell blonde take
noticel
There has not been an operetta
given by the White Bluffs High
School for some time. It's extremely
interesting, tho lots of work. We
have the material and can take the
time if we only go out after it. Let's
get busy and see if we cannot get up
the interest and put over a good one
some time this winter.
What do you say, upper classmen,
to putting in tennis court here on
the school ground? It's just as much
fun as baseball for both boys and
girls, and it's good> mental and ply
steal training. Let's talk it up and try
to get it.
Alvin Anderson
Marguerite Jaeger.
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Everybody Will BE There

The proceeds of this dance will be used to
provide shelter for the new fire equipment.