THE OREGON STATESMAN': &rmV. FEBRUARY 20. 1020.
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ecret Battle
Two American Of fleers Join the German MCoancil of Five" in Spain, Kn
fter Germany by Submarine from 6aa Sebaatlair to-Kiel and Secwre the
-Plana of the Last Drive oav Paria. after the British and Freateb Bad De-
, ciarea It Impoealble to Obtain Thesaur n :,
Von 1 Hlndenburg and the German nigh Command Cleverly Deceived by
the Pretended Peacrtei A Thrtlttnjr: Adventare that Lmd to the De
feat ef the Kocbe and the Signing of the Armistice The- Story of the
Two' Mysterious Prlaonera Sent from France to- the Military Intelligence
Staff In Washington in ;jrutjr Lavt r - - i:. --"t ir.vj- -;?
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By Major C. E. Russell
Provost Marshal, 2nd United State Army
American Expeditionary Forces In France.
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Copyright, 1919. by Federal News Service, Inc.
(Canadian and Great Britain Right Reserved)
(All Rights Reserved)
PART I.
FOREWORD
UNITED STATES ARMY CABLEGRAM
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Secretary of War, Washington:
: . "Two German.' prisoners On transport sailing today consigned to In
telligence Staff. Washington." BASH. -r--r
The above quotation ir Just a' line from an army cablegram announc
ing the sailing of a- transport and list of those On board. Many newspa
pers carried this dispatch and, on arrival of the ship, there was printed
many speculative references to these mysterious prisoner and why they
were sent to America. v.
f Behind this Incident lay one of the most thrilling stories of the en
tire war. which i here related to pat' ah end to all speculation In references
to. these German officers who were prisoners only for their own pro
tectionand to give the American people some interesting Information In
reference to the part played by the secret service of their army in the
final defeat of the Central Power and In bringing about the quite gen
erally unexpected termination of the world iwar by the signing of the
armistice in November, 19 IB. I
, While Germany was defeated, there Is no doubt but that her espionage
service is still in full vigor. For fear that, even now. they may be plot
ting vengeance for the coup which-contributed so much to their defeat,
names are purposely omitted, from this narrative.
, in all military Intelligence work, the only reward for those who
eoneelve- desperate plans of action in great emergencies and carry them our
at imminent risk to themselves ir the consciousness of task well doue and
or tne many live- sayea" by their personal disregard of the dangers in
-;:.: Here, then, is the true story of the two German prisoners and of the
iwo American oriicers wna rougat the secret battle that enabled Marshal
jrocn to save- pan from capture and end the war;
V (Continued from last Siunday)
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i. THE GROUP OF FIVE.
The man who had first approached
the major and who proved to be
leader, said: "Wi are going to play
fair with you and show you pur hand.
Seated around-this table-you-see-the
so-called 'Group of Five.' - We are
the men who have kept Spain out of
the war and. who control the German.
secret service outside of Germany.
Here we carry on our work, and If
you will Join us and obey orders, we
will pay you . o much , money- that
wnen;we have won the war you can
settle where you will and live like
a prince. It is up to you. If you
Join us' and then' play us false, we
will find you and your" life will be
the' penalty we will exact for our be
trayal.. If you are afraid, stop now
and you will not be molested;- but if
you come with us, you must come
the whole way."
"I would like time to think it
over," replied the major. "I-will
return to this room in one hour and
give you my answer."
vVery well." said the leader, "We
will await your return here."
This was just what the major de
sired. . He believed that if he accept
ed their proposition as soon as they
made it they might become suspi
clous; so he "played It safe" ana left
When the hour had passed he' once
more made his way to their room;
"I have decided to cast my lot in
with you," he said. "You know the
Americans have offered a reward' for
my capture. I am willing to do any
thing 1 can to get ei en-with them."i
v Hia statement was met with nods j
of approval. The leader called for'
wine with which to welcome the new'
member. I
. . With every eye in the room upon '
tit malar. lh ImiI r tironoiMl A I
toast:
. "To the health of the Kaiser and
to the success of the German Arms."
, Many opinions have been advanced
as to just what this German had in
mind when be proposed that toast to
the major. The only feasible expla
nation is that it was one more teat
of his sincerity, for probably these
Germans believed that no one would
drink such a toast unless he was
really what he claimed to be. They
little knew what our army intelli
gence staff was made of, for there
was not one of them who would nob
have willingly sacrificed his life to
defeat Prussiantam, and to drink a
toast to the health of the kaiser un
der such circumstances was but a
mere incident in the ghme.
After the toast had been drunk.
the chief administered the oath of j
allegiance to tne German Fatherland
and then they opened a vein in the
major's arm that he might sign the
oath with his own blood. He was
then a full-fledged member of the
system.
After the induction of the major
into the German army was complet
ed he was told juet what was ex
pected of him. The leader said:
"Recently, at one of the base
ports, the Americans captured a man
whom they have tried and convicted
of being a spy. This man is a mem
ber of the German nobility and vol-f
unteered for this work- because his
health was such that he was unable
to stand the strain of trench lite.
He was supposed to represent the
Swiss Red Cross, but. through some
slip, he has been caught. The kaiser
orders us to use every effort to ef
fect the escape of this man. That
will be your first work. We want
you to return to France and endea
vor to help him to escape, or, if that
la impossible, you are authorized to
spend any amount of money to bribe
hia guards. We will render you ev
ery assistance possible from this side
of the boundary."
"Where la'this man confined,?"
"We do not know for a oertainty.
but we think at the Fort Medoe
prison'
V e also have been charged to
secure blue priats of that wonderful
new motor, the- Liberty. While you
are effecting the release of His High
neas, see what yon can- do toward
securing those plans. Here are fund
for your work. Tonight 1 will come
to your room and assist' you in per
fecting your disguise, for you are to
pas yourself off as a Spaniard. We
will supply you with a. passport that
will permit you to pass' unquestioned
anywhere in France."
"I : understand, and I will do" mv
best to-accomplish the release of the
prisoner." Saying which, the major
bade the rest goodbye and started
toward his own room. While passins
down the hall he discovered that he
was being shadowed. Realizing that
If this shadow was successful be
eould never accomplish his own mis
sion, the' major- determined upon a
AFTER "FLU," GRIP
Fever ami Other Prostratinjc DIs
eMe that Kshaast the Blood.
There is often-that extreme tired
feeling, loss of appetite, tendency to
anemia, nerve exhaustion, inactive
bowels, constipation and great dan
ger of still further prostration and
serious Illness.
Hood's Sarsaparilla first works up
on the blood. It is remarkable how
promptly its purifying, vitalizing ef
fects are noticed. It "makes food
taste good." promotes assimilation so
as to help secure the greatest nour
ishment pis&Jble. promotes digestion.
Nerve strength and cheery health in
evitably follow, further danger is
avoided and the glad-to-be-alive feel
ing again prevails. To read this is
well ,to realize it yourself is better.
Get Hood's Sarsaparilla today, and
for a cathartic, nothing better than
Hood's Pills, in small doses a gentle
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bold stroke and returned to the
room.
Bursting in at the door, with a
great show of indignation, he an
nounced: "If you do not trust me
now without having some one follow
me. I will refuse to have anything
whatever to do with your schemes.
anls before you can get your royal
prisoner released, he will have faced
a firing squad."
The leader hastily denied all
knowledge of the man who had been
following the major and with him
went out Into the hall. .
The man had disappeared, and. so
far as he knew, that was the only at
tempt to keep- a watch on the "com
ings and goings'' of the major while
In Spain.
That night the German chief came
to the major's room to assist him in
his disguise. His skin was stained
a dark hue to correspond to that of
a Spaniard and his passports and
final Instructions were given him.
(Continued next Sunday),
HISTORTT OF NUMBER 40
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40 years ago an old doctor was
putting up a medicine for diseases of
the blood: hat cured the worst cases
of specific blood poison, and time
proved that the cures were perma
nent. After many years I secured
the prescription- (being a druggist),
and took each Ingredient separately
and referred to my U. S. Dispensa
tory and other authvMitatlve hooks
cn- medicine and found the medicinal
properties set down a follows:
"Employed In disease of .the glandu
lar system. In blood poison, srrofula.
eczema, constipation, stomach and
liver troubles, chronic rheumatism,
catarrh, in .jores. ulcers, pimples,
skin eruptions, mercurial and lead
poisoning. Under its use nod 39. tu
mors .and scrofulous swellings that
have withstood all other treatment
disappear as If by magic." To com
memorate mv fortieth yesr as a drug
gist I named thia medicine "Number
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VIFE HAS VOICE
IN DOG DISPUTE
Eugene Prescott Would Keep
Canine Were It Not For
Home' Objections
Eugene T.' Prescott, who admits
that he would . house a dog were it
not for the strenuous objection of
Mrs. Prescott (and we presume that
she ha considerable to say regard
ing the conduct of the household) is
the latest person to contribute) Is
opinion in settling the dog contro
versy which is now one of the all
absorbing topics of conversation in
the city:..
Mr. Prescott's letter follows:
"If the dog question haa not been
"chewed" too much. I would like to
give Colonel .Hofer something t to
chew on. ' ..
"I hav a great respect for the
Colonel' opinion and have always
been a great admirer of the public
spirit he has manifested. It grieves
me at this time to find it necessary
to take exceptions to his view. .
"While I am not a dog fancier nor
the possessor of a) dog yet I am
friend of the dog and woujd be. the
prowd possessor of due were It not
for the. strenuous opposition of Mrs.
Prescott.
"Life without a liberal amount of
aenUment 1 too cold to be endured.
believe In allowing sentiment to
play an important part in our lives
but I do not believe in allowing it
to dethrone reason. ,
"The Colonel says. 'As friends of
doers we are . fighting for humane
and sanitary condition for all dumb
animals.'.
"There are some phases of this
dog question that I am not part leu
larly enthusiastic over but the Colo
ney In this statement has suggested
to me a phase or the. question that
I find myself sufficiently enthusias
tic over to cause me to oppose one of
my beet friends. .
."While Um interested In having
sanitary conditions for dogs yet I
am much more interested In having
sanitary conditions for myself.
"While 1 am at present livlna In
the country where dogs'do not make
conditions unsanitary for me. yet.it
is my expectation at some time Id
the future to return to my home in
Salem and when I do I hope to find
conditions sufficiently sanitary that
they will at least, not be repulsive.
"The Colonel will say. 'I do not
see your point. Had he been if ray
place In Salem look tag out of the
window at my neighbor's war gar
den and observed the dogs as thejr
r-assed and their attitude toward the
garden, and later sometime, not so
long afterwards- observe the proud
owners of the war garden gathering
lettuce lettuce (Tresh) from the
garden so much better than what
comes all the way' from the country
he would have no difficulty In
seeing the point long before.it was
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"This is only one case in a hun
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"During the war garden fever my
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that we should have laws that will
reduce the dogs to Just thoee that
are absolutely necessary for peace
happiness and comfort. -
"Regarding a 'maul-weC-U
the Colonel will rigure oat how to
make o practical t eliminate sta
ger I will waive any objection I
have to dogs and I beUevr Mrs. Pres
cott wo a Id allow cue to own a dec"
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