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i: r THE OREGON STATESMAN: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, IftJO. n 1 Tie mis iaoe lor a conference. They came and fold in minule detail how hey had tried to reach German-. jof thejr failures and what thev be- ueea 10 be the cause a caret u I analysis of the state- ciared It Impossible to Obtain Them. "le Hy Deeded by fet JA111. AdTentare that Lead, to the De- Two rv., . "'nj.nK L AnnUUce The IS.- Primer. Sent from France " anmgMn in jujy Lat. Story of the to the Military Intelligence - tei- fia-Yl"r? ",0 U,e German "Council of PlTe" In Soaln. En. meats ot officers showed tha Plan. r.T' ..DJ S Sebastian to Kiel and Secure the lheir n'n had n -ch instance at- .r.w e on Karls-aftei th nrtiuK - , I tempted to rrnsu nvor the trmon . - MHU X A CUtll " " IMi I - " ' ' -w . a i i . l . a . I i.utrs mrougn me rront; or Tia Bel gium, or Holland, and that, with al most supernatural powers, the Boche had at once tootled them. Their ef lorts had only resulted in a firing sqad and a brick wall. After hearing all this, it was fin. ally decided that, profiting by pa.st mistakes, the attemm this im should be centered on an e,ndavor to reacn Germany through Spain. . it is a well known fact that Ger many maintained efficient intelli gence and propaganda bureaus in Spain during the entire war. Al though all means of comniunieatl.m htween Grmany and Spain wero supposed to be in the control of the English, these bureaus had no difii culty in keeping in constnt contact with their home offices. Bearing this in mind, it was considered that our only real hope of success lay iu being passed alone one of thou. lines into Germany. The man ri.- cided on was for one of our officer.? to. try and reach Gennarnv thurh Spain by crossing into that country at, Henday and ingratiating himself lniq me confidence agents. Majbr "A" was selected ir. mak.. the attempt. He had served in the intelligence serTice in Snai n riurintr the Spanish-American war and spoke Spanish fluently. With his knowl- Spanish customs and of By Major C. E. Russell ProTort Marshal, 2nd United States Army American Expeditionary Forces in France ?f?U 19l9' bjr Fera! News Service, Inc. IVU7,U1 a ureal Britain Rights Reserved) tAii uignts Reserved) PART I. FOREWORD TED STATES ARMY CABLEGRAM ( Brest, July 10, 1919. UN Secretary of War, Washington: telllaenca Staff, w-ihi--.. ""1Ds loaay consigned to In- - r e UAOn. in, th. ,an,n; of Vinor?.U S!f " annonnc pert carried thla dlsnatrh :VJl--.uu ..oara: newapa- many speculative reference. t t7. . 1 p, inere w" Panted were sent to America! th6M mterioa Prisoners and why they Behind this incident lav one nf ii,. '.wm. . .. K22 ? Reference, -ff. lection an! to give the Am ! ,, ' 5" -. "my "r ine,r own pro- reference to the part Blared . interesting lnformaUon in tlntt.ultt tr.K f their army in the rally unexpected termination Tof th. VarM f t .v the q,j!te gen armistice in November 1918 -r,d war by the of th tine venreaneii frtr ts. r l.na eTen now, they may be nlot- . t0 thelF d JfL-of acuol. to i22!!2. '- of th ZT.V n :u.l.nlra8!Ive8. Is consclousnes. of tisTi ! . nowled w regarding the .hi cn an w n r t . . - w vm v uu iiiians i n y r- mam Yolved lucir peraonai disregard of th . . ,r uS,u ui me American f German made his way into the city. Keen ing out of sipht of the military po nce, he passed down toward the wa ter front, and there, in a third rate hotel, secured quarters for the night. The neat day, at a prearranged lime, he walked along the beach to where the two other o! fleers who had preceded him to the city by mo tor, were waiting. On his aonroaeh they arrested him and took him up to the American camp, where he was lonnrreq in a small tent near tho guardhouse. The news was then quietly passed around the city that the Americans had captured a dan gerous criminal. Before night, so successful vrn this propaganda, all the good people ii nenuay were talking about th. prisoner. The object of this was to have the news passed over into Spain so that, -vhen the major appered. there would be no doubt of the truth oi any statements he might make. To insure this the Spanish guard on duty at the International Bridge was invited to see this moat danger ous prisoner. To check tip the effect of this pro paganda in Spain, one of the officers passed over the border thit night and returned the next nipht with a re port that the fame of the prisoner had penetrated even as far as San Sebastian. It was now considered ! ALCAZAR TROUPE NOW SIGNED UP "Texs of the Storm Country" Fint of Series for Salem Theater Goers For the openm atlraeiion of the Alcazar Stock company,- Manager T. u. Blight announces . that Ruper rilughes' powerful drama "Tess of the Storm Country" will be the open ing play tomorrow and Tuesday.- Feb- ruary l tiand 17. less or tne Storm Country" s one of those stirring dramas in wntch heart interest and powerful situations predominate. The hero ine, the hero and the villain, the sympathetic conudy role and all the familiar characters of the snlendirt play are presented, and the situa tions bringc tears and laughs, as well as stirring thrills. The Alcazar Stock company Is to arpear at the Blight theater Monday and Tuesday of each week, in a nw piay Tobacco Hardens the Arteries, Overtaxes the Heart and Shortens Life Sayi Dr. Connor, Who Suggests a Simple Test to Find If if -Is Hurting You. Can Yon Stand It? tirsuea, vital ore&aa and vitI- and Dro.l irtlon Mia tA tinve for the major to make his e- I WhitHeld. th leadine ladv. will nor- vray me roie of "Teas" and she Spain, the thief believed he had th? Lest chance for success. The major was to represent himself as a fugi tive, lue Etory he was to tell was mat ne Had stolen his battalion Iunds, had deserted and had suc ceeded in escaping into Spin. He s a man verv antinn. for revenge on the Americans. To further this revenge, he would H anyxning to Injure the allied nw in addition, he was supposed to have vaiuabl cape anu cross over the boundary. ine stakes were so large and tha danger so great, the officers felt that even the taking of one of the $riar.l3 into their rutidenee was ont of the question. So the major had to run his chances of being shot when he made his attempt. (continued next Sunday) . L... .-1.1 f. MiouKj win popularity from the start with her splendid charaf Oerizatloa cf thta fwamons role. Hichird Fm- zier in he role of Frederick Graves 4 V . x i : i . ! rsew rorlc Dr. Connor, formrrlv oi jonns Hopkins hoapttal. cars: Hundreda or Lhou.anda of men who imek and chew and who bliev themselves Health y are sufferlna- front nrnrr,iM organic ailments. They would never "'"wn arrncted had it not beta for , , ol ionacco and moat of them would soon act well if they would only top the uae of tobacco. Th beat knowp habit forming prin cipal of tobacco la nicotine, but the aeaaiy ana demoralizing; la fur fural. Both are deadly poison, which; when absorbt-d by the ayatera alowry. oranea, tirsuei 'T oi in Donr, The harmful rftcct at iaKikm dpenda on circumatanrea and the V,l.Y.i?ual-In ,om t caua general debility, othera catarrh of the throat. Indication, conatioatlon. ,ilr,m. n-rv. puaneaa. alee)Uaneaa. loaa of memory, lack of will power, cowardice and fear, mental confualon. etc- in mh.,. , cauaea heart diaeaae. bronchial troublea. "r1 enlna; of the ar teriea, palpitation of the heart, tuberculoaia. Mlnrln..a r.n. cer and the common afflictir.n know. as tobocco heart. ir you use tobacco In in, form easily detect ita harmful .rf..i. akine the following- simple testa: Head aloud a full nace from nawlr I r l.r.T0' muffled hoarse and inalatlnct and vmi m . , rr.n... . i eJear your throat, the chance, are that Ing; before taking your uiuti walk up three rilghti auf,. it f- f "re BUl or breath it . beat Is forced, trembhna Tour hear JrrermU,. he milirant' Treach; wiU looTand jSTSTay WISSi of 2rS. Here, then, la the true storv f . :i ' 1 " two American imJSZSZ fS.W.OW prisoner, and of tS Foch to we Paris fromTantn,. .;r Dattie that enabled Marshal . -"" cm lua wari fTtTlTTtr,r rr - j , - f. The ; American r Plan f (Continued from last Sunday) Immediately permission was erant- n?;n0fUr let tt&rted o 'tnfr hl3 ?' th attempt. , The four men whom he wanted were at this time cattered, tji different parts of France.-Major "A" wa. in Bor deaux; Captain. "B at the headqnar- c.ata ..n'b the "t Urmy.'whlE Captain D ' waa with Wje prlaoner ?L??T ureau- Telegrams were ent to these officers ordering them to report at Chanmont at once. The urgency of the wires convinced them that something serious was pending and they hurried to th rendeatoas hy motor and by train. ! iu me cmei, mey wer? a wa near Chaumont and liraru in a Bmall rholann ll anew that they could here work un- as everything Two of the other officers were to proceed to Henday, there to carrv out tneir part of the plot and he ready instantly to cross over into fpam to help the major, should oc casion demand it. A final review of the nlana hav ing been made, it was decided that was in readiness for H;...v... ' . T. " ' " uu- .r. he totni t? nnaifOTered. and here the attempt, the major should make he. Joined them when the last -off!- his start that night. ihm . rePrtel- The chief, gave The major, not daring even to or151 7 of the confer- wr his usa identification cards of iLe woi! 'rest and told them should either the Americans or the AmericanTmfUl rtr the French arrest him. said good-bye and to aiStlngQlSti Itself hv iuti Hrtff tK WAV uAnriAw 5?-i2n,lali 7hlch heretofore. The first part of the journel was -?fbie the"e four "Ic" to that, he and the two officers who gain full knowledge tof the details accompanied him arrived on the ont- of the previous attempts made by the skirts of the city soon after niid. various intelligence staffs. It was nirtt. urn a J ,h.Ar! 1? , requested that -ail the chief, of the w 1. Jl! 2 1 !" alired lntelllgence aervic. be sent toldisan Ja darknlssZ Girls! Buttermilk Creates Beauty Overnight Xo Fuss, Just Try it This New Way. Guaranteed The first application of Howard's Buttermilk- Cream will astonish you. It creates a beauty almost like mag ic, but the most wonderful thin? about it is the fact that whilst it turns the dullest and most lifeless complexion to radiant beauty and make's red or rough arms snowy white, yet there is not the slightest sign of its use after amplication it actually vanishes from sight and the most heated atmosphere will not pro duce the least ehlniness or greas' ness of the rkin. It is absolutely harmless nnd win neuner produce or .stimulate th growth of hair. Within twenty-four hours this wonderful combination called Howard's ' But termillr PrMm will work, a marvelous transformation. ,3et a small anantitv indav J drug store or toilet Mort rnnntor The directions are simple and its costs so little that any girl or wom an can afford If. In addition the manufacturers authorize every drug gist to return the purchase "money unless the first- mnlicatinn hoW. noticeable improvement, so be sure to try it at our expense. j give an unusual performance o'f this "-t'rrhal trouble. leading role. Neil McKlnnon will Play the role of Ezra Ixmgman the half-wit and this sterling young actor is said to give a finished perform ance or this character All of the productions will h nii der the personal. direction of Walter c. hiegfned. who will be rememhered as me Jap in waiter Whiteside's production of "The Typhoon." The Alcazar Stock company will nlav season of rotation stock in the larger valley towns before opening an in definite engagement at the Alcazar tneater in Portland Next in you may be the victim if tnl?HPi or organic heart trouble. If Vo'a? f2li f you are a alava ta k-. bacco habit and are alowlr jouraelf with the tMiZuZ119 druga. nicotine and furfur.L In e.ae you h.v. Ju.t two eUer.rJil' P on witn your aelf-noion.. 5:-rardlea. 'of hi daneTa.0." Xf" fer the conaeaunc . - j a ,nr of the habit and eacTpe the ai!'1' Tou can overcome the eraJftVT"' 1 atop the tobacco k-ki. fTT'n time by using- the followlnc itJnSSZ. XS. U-oVwu-ha.CnT5m-tobacco. The rr.Tln- .tor you. With the nlnst... 't N'Ote: When aku - . ... of our leading- drujreiata .a Id- vuJS1? truly wwonderful remedy for tlVtSt bacco habIC It is way ahead of thlna- we h.j. ,.rer Mlj before. W. authorised br the m. tr I fund the money" ti diT.ltitn - of our nime rj. vZVEZS? l aeaaed unuaual merit.- ,.I In thla city under an Iron-clad moB., Judge Bingham Sentences Kidnapper to State "Pen" i-UKTLAXD, Feb. 13. Hugo Tur ner, convicted last week in the cir cuit court cn a charge of receiving fcioien property, was sentenced to serve two years in the state prison by Judge Morrow here today. J. C. Alton. 42. found guilty of kidnapping 7-year-old Ruth Johnson, also ..was sentenced to serve two years in, the penitentiary by Circuit Judge Bingham of Salem, who heard the case here Mondav. LKAGUES RETAIV POLICIES CHICAGO. Feb. 13. The major and minor leagues decided at their Joint meeting here today to continue to work under the same "gentl men's" agreement which prevailed last year, with the exception that an arbitration board will be appointed to nanaie cn disputes ALEMITE LUBRICATOR SALES and SERVICE A Complete stock of all fittings and compressors MONTY'S Tire Shop Service With a Smile 134 South Commercial Street This N nVnnm VUlilil C&HilO. ' Jt S S 9 mpiiiuiuiu m. run oiiarTirkn tn i u Fruit I'nv.T.-.n, V;.. - n " o;'1 . """un warden of Seventeen Grow Fruit for Pleasure and Profit No home garden is complete without Fruit. Anrt r-'.t. berry bu.hc.. once' planted. Wh,.SSaaS pa..ng year Fruit grow fi i ,he most pleasanj and i hemeTme iaot profitable out-door occupaiiox Fruit tree add mcf , L T t of the farm or the village lot. The annS c o? from .iTcJf Sne, bushes in this mammoth collection will go 7 long way owrd r,?r t down theLvinr expcr.. and adding to the UmSy CuM " Z ara Gollectiom i j . xb i uirn w ei ex M . a . . rZl?? Sw"MUour or lot- VVhcrcvcr hove been r.r..!!,.-, .... , .. B'jctiea ior tn if desired, or they can be made to form - v waua atllJU nil iTOWn. thV UfII Via! lAna a. t .a a bwia 7r .. bnTr " ,C I?"51 P?. Grape., Raspberric. and DCW ' . ' ic Ynie$ in this Alammnrh OrM VM BUSHELS OF GRAPES AND BERRIES! cction Fooids to ueiicious There h hjjiltv anv Umk , wond f Itrl ; roliecti. -it. I tte tttd ji -Uhxi. ; jam . ;h! prn tfic v !i!r..;1'j h'-.;t l-.f,;I. in:. i1 v.jic; ri.'.t'tn ; t .1 f . fcK-i and lr;n'-. Uf.vi, Jifl U V.i vVtt..!'-v.f.-, , .r"fucc a l.'lCir U.'.'iV'J '. Healthful' Beverages ' - I1V1VU V, II l art'i tn, or in part, from ilic inn' of i ir iucious 'Hi r:p. ar:o ;,i, TV It You can Ixave, this 'XI- -i irmtw- gmmgt. ,wuj C(.0l 1U; ( " " -D"a"". II Would b difficult to lectrre a much ... niii uiiirr at cMma n .5 . wwt, 1 WI tcc tame size. 5f Apple and Pear Trees by a method that insure rLi V" r? coucct'on produced high records for orSo-" tr wiA : ru.ra,, PP'c and pear trees in thi. ciw.; r.'r-uwn' Dnfit branches, called scions, are ear seedling root, and the grafted tree, thus complete. 'dy i,!to a vi,r,-.. i,-.:i.t... I 7 as Planted, and grow, rap- ich th. . . 1 V- . a" -in.c ood fpiaiities of the tree removed, and carefuHy "gf tTd paft wound with waxed thread. The little r''-' "ica me scion was taken. Each cf ihee little trees are about a You could not cr r - - 1 - e- any price. Orape Vines from "Calloused Cuttfn aw ' -ne nncst grnpes vnere lor a hah 1.1 tilC World arc rrnnn ;n C...V mTT-t.: cer.tur. the grape has been bred fnr 1,: n-t..,: . w aa vrvi la ll ItfU 11 SNOW APPLE iVrp r.- ! rk n. .-.Irn:. black v.ji--r iu!'v i.j. i'urc K;ojti kecj er, yet hard to keep, on ,V j f.' ' . v . ci;glit I ul quality. hl w a kusvan variety of x?V-!i!C Sardines-, and can be hardy sorts i'me t rait Garden and Orchard Collect! Zm '?"' i 1 r . c it c . y j-m l . n w i av aw a iu un jmi v a. m. . -- . l i -j- a-aa aaa. M - - ... rw ar-. - . j l ll ill Cir,"T ' ..- .a a Z- ft! 4i-"-''v firti; : , k,i'ls ,n tcst ot thce great vineyards. "iJ .runSouj n - Thoe cuttLng are buried JT:-v5r.-C- lou,i,lg.- P?t"r K ""'VVcr a pre5 known as "cal-:::'f..-i as it i pla, tel Tfcf y c,nti:'5f will take root as soon all r.--l..; Li:-.. .1J'C C-'ir.f J Oapc Cultinzs- in this collection ar r. v, uu, mart icr. 1 hcv c:..w ii- i i - i .vi.. anu near imrricncc rrnfit C C . r r PC CVC" Ker "rKe vine planted at the same time. oyemeen f rees, Vines, and Berry Bushe , snd is securely wrapped to stand shirmrnt t J X- mp!ete, W.trteJ Instruction. "4;: 1 KIEFFER PEAR V isocral offer he uv ,.A -u . V Xr t . rr. white pulp . jdW a?A flavor. A .HiSv v la. ax V-i'l ' re less winter-kill. Vivify WEALTHY APPLE ' Aaother hardy Russian apple - immense pcipularity. Yellow overcast .with red, and promi nently streaked. The flesh is firm, crisp; the flavor .beautifully wt, yet tart. ! For both dWrt and cookiPffjt f a few equals. It V J.1" My ,OM f tle most profitable apples grown. 2 Improved Lucretia Dewberry i Read This Verv Liberal Offer! I tloa free postpaid. T lena-uie coUec- or ....$1.00 The Pciflo HooetUad. 3 yelre ........ j, m Get W one scri fcnd ye, extra Safe DeUYery and Satisfactory Growth Guaranteed should ? S r tra,lin vi Aat in Vhc support of a reni In summer the vines are literally cov- lia. "nmcnie cUiters of de haous. wincy flavored berries. The t5an7r.l ih a!1d a halJ ong and an inch through. Very are remarkably ,niCyt anl have but a few. very fine seeds. The larKe Wos preceding the fruit, are waxy white, and beautiful- in appearance. Guaranteed to GROW Each Maaamoth Fruie trden and Orchard Col lection it guaranteed to h yon in ood condi' tKW, and to Irow to your taxitfactioa. if tha la structioBs Jor PUntiniJ carviujiy followed. tiass that fii pronrptr- I'his Mammoth Fmi Cllrrtmn ,c ...n , . Tr ,:ti k a . nioss a., r a.ia Lfc i i r rnci naii A . i Read the des enntion nf any distance ing day, l'li. Complete, UtataSa IV" I Plan. roUr Mammoth Fiiiit Garden tMsV " SJ'?1 " Wow,- aJ ,,J ,he - . uiiu di 0.1 , nsizTr , M. . . . : . 1 . ituu in ninety a ay si 3 Niagara Grape Immcn.se c isttrs of vtllow ish while Rr; pes, that have all the good po r,ts of the Con cord. It is, in fact, a white Concord. in tlavor, jualitv and yitld it is unsurpassed. high .a-r V - aV y 3 DcWtii B Grapt. Large, wcti-shouldcrcd clu-t-ers of dcliciously sweet, highly flavortd, bright red grapci Makes grape juice and jelly cf tnght red color, and of pecu- ry,i3 Hjvor mat 1 rrhshed 335 ouur varieties tt "f - vr, iniiiiy because of its AS & ,.?f lo you7 Mailbox . i . vjrucn win nrnva or- a. 3 Cone od Grape The Lest blue cr purp!e grape frown, and the univer sal favorite. More Concords arc grown and sold ver year than all other varieties tvfrh- 2 REX bearing RED RASPBERRY Lcpinn to boar the fir,t vcar f !k- -w canes. A picking every wTk r-m June to October. W 7ruU is of l hKht..I flavorf SWCH, V J but firm in texture. Of si-. the terms n,cn in lare duster. The RT-A is the first r,d rapbtrry to r.pcn fruit, and the vine, continue o Llo'wm and ar ...;i 'c . of f r.. i-.t. . L . ; 1,11 aPProam ..v-ii Kins i.ie Diossom i prohUbTe variety T nf 1 .... h. usiiijr, ano i:pntry ir regular in shape.' this old dopend-al'-c is the standard winter ptar in a!l markets. Datk -fcen in oh.r. Jt is a splendid keeper, at its bet in late winter, when it tomes swtrt and inicv. Kor catnnn it has no equal, thc flesh holdiRjj iu f:rnMics i!;d-finitr!v. 9 EM4S in. rC. ' w" prove an evtr innr n z i tir-zx: n--; t;wbf Kvr thi, fl to .rowt. b? Plenty cf crape,, and some Zr j Ri 1 hC irin2 O ou will rUc- k 1 ,1 " ; ' ",CC are -very yt-r? Vor ,Dr,U -n-t , V , . p ""siiu-,--o nve Vrar 1 k ti i , - -----"- uco lc- 2-.-nt,ty. every year. B-t Vou m-.t ct Vt onc The Pacific Homestead, Salem, Oregon PLANTING Instructions Vith every Collection include Complcfe In struction for Planting Ihese Instructions are iully illa.rratcd with showing jut what to do and when and how to do . By following these simple direction you will soon hac a fine fruit cardan that will he a wrea of pleasure and profit u yea every var. is. It u t.r fr the bom,. market. I BARTLETT PEAR Yellow skin, with a pronounced red blush. Flesh sweet, juicy, and of spicy flavor. Very mellow vh.-n ripe, and can be picked and eaten from the trees. It is pre eminently a table pear. Very hardy, lut not a very good keeper. Yield, a heavy crop, and, begins to bear in a few years. SEND THIS COUPON TODAY! THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD a, uregon Gentlemen: year, send me your Mammnth vtJIj ' ' ) one also your Mammoth Pi n' r10 instrnTtSorSrr1- ,end ,r" tt mt'd Name City a. p. d