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TIIK OllERO STATKSMAS: hllAV. M.UU.II 2. tV&. The Secret Battle Two Amrrican Officer Join the German "Council of Fife in Spain, En ter Germany by Submarine from Saa Sebastian to Kiel and Swore the nans of the Last Drive oa rarl. after the UriUsh and French Had De clared it lmpoible to Obtaiu Tbem. Von Hlndenbnnc and the German High Command Cleverly Deed Ted by the Pretended Deserters -A Thrilling Adventare that Leads to the De- . feat of the Roche and the Signing of the Armistice The Story of the Two Mysterious Prisoners Sent from France to the Military Intelligence Staff in Washington in July Lat. By' Major C. E. Russell Prorost Marshal 2nd United States Army American Expeditionary Forces in France Copyright, 1919, by Federal News Service, Inc. " (Canadian and Great Britain Rights Reserved) (All Rights Reserved ) PART II SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS In May. 1918, the German drive on Paris was sweeping the Allied armies before it. General Foch called a conference of allied generals In an old chateau in Northern France, where he stated that there was so hope of stopping the boche unless some exact information as to their plans could be obtained. This seemed impossible, as the most competent and trusted men of the French and British military intelligence depart ments who had penetrated the enemy lines had been detected and shot. General Pershing's chief of military intelligence stated he believed he had men who could enter the German lines, scure the necessary infor mation and escape with it. After two days' deliberation permission was given the Americans to make the attempt. An American major was selected for this work. Under pretence that , he had embezzled batallion funds, he was arrested at Hendav, a French town on the Spanish border. He made his escape and reached San Sebas tian in Spain. Here he was approached by an American renegade who brought him in contact with German secret agents. He joined them and had two tasks assigned him first the rescue of a German prince whom the Americans had captured and held for execution as a spy; and, sec ondly, the procurement of the plans of the Liberty motor. , Disguised as a Spaniard, provided with a large sum of. money and passports that would enable him to travel anywhere in 1 France, the major proceeded to Paris, where he met fellow officers and planned with them the "rescue" of the condemned prince to more effectively ingratiate him self, into the confidence of the German secret service. The American chief of Intelligence Staff finds that the sentence of the German prince has, been approved and that American officials are about to publish the sentence and execute the Kaiser's relative. " The prince is "rescued" by the major and officers of the American military, secret service and is taken to San Sebastian. Saving the prince from execution gives the major a high place in the confidence of the Germans. The major returns to France in the guise of an American enlisted maa. A captain in the aviation corps, an expert on motors. Is detailed to. act with him as a "deserter who has stolen the plans of the Liberty motor. CHAPTER VIII. TO GERMAXY BY SUBMARINE (Continued from Last Sunday) At this point in the discussion the prince entered Into the conversation. "Both of these men shall go to Germany with me. I will look after them and will vouch for them to the High Command." "That's all very well.- replied the major, "but how do you expect to get Into Germany? If we make the attempt through France, we will surely be captured and shot. It w try It tnrouah a neutral country, our fate will be the same, for England will not allow as to pass." "You need not fear capture." said the leader. "Ever since the war started we have maintained a Una of submarines, running from the coast here to Kiel, and they have been keeping a regular schedule. The next one Is' due In a day or so and you can all return on her." "How simple! But if this one Is captured or sunk, who will be able, then, to give this information to the High Command?" demanded the ma jor. "You need not fear," replied the leader. "In all the time they have been running, the enemy have suc ceeded in sinking only three of tbem; and we believe that : those three would not have been sunk if the cap tains had obeyed orders. At least, it's a chance you have to take. It Is for our kaiser and the Fatherland; why question? You will not have died in vain." Not a very pleasant outlook for these two officers! However, they realized it was the only way they would ever be successful in getting Into Germany, and as the great plan was working ont so smoothly, they felt every encouragement to go for ward with It. The leader told them to go to their quarters and he would notify them when the submarine came in. On the night the boat was due, the entire party left San Sebastian and went down to a small village on the coast where the German submarine had been making its landing. The night passed, but the boat did not put in an appearance. For, two days and two nights the party waited, all the while growing more and more anxious. On the third night, the boat put In appearance. The captain came ashore In a small boat. After greet ings were over, he was asked why he was so far behind his schedule. He replied: "After we had passed through the English Channel we were chased tor two days by an English destroyer. They tried their best to sink us, but by lying still on the bottom, we were able to give them the slip. I fear they will be on the watch for us on the return trip. In that case we will have'our work cut out for us In evading them." The captain was told there were three passengers for the return trip and he at first refused to take tbem; but when the prince approached and the captain recognized who he was be made no further objection. The two American officers were then called forward and introduced to the submarine commander. He bowed when the Introduction was made, but deliberately ignored the extended hand of the major. Turn ing his back squarely on the Ameri cans he began to talk to the others. It was evident that while he bad orders to transport the two Ameri cans to Germany and Intended to obey them, he did not Intend to as sociate with them any more than was absolutely necessary. Thus our two officers received their first Ink ling of the treatment they might ex pect from the Germans. While they were all standing oa the beach, a Spanish patrol came along. For a few minutes It looked as if the entire party would be ar rested. The patrol demanded to know' what they were doing there and who they were. The leader took the officer In charge to one side. A few moments later be returned and remarked by way of explanation. that. In Spain, a few pesos properly expended would accomplish almost anything. I This incident proved that the American Intelligence staff was right when it contended that while Spain was supposed to be neutral, any one by expending money, might cause the police or military authorities to look the other way when things were go ing on which really violated Spanish neutrality. After the captain of the submarine had delivered the mail bags to the leader of the "Group of Five," and had. in return, received the mall for Germany .he announced: "It is time to start. Follow me to where the boat Is drawn up on the beach. It Is Impossible for all to go In the small boat at one time, so His Highness and myself will first go on board and I will send the boat back; for the rest." The captain and the prince stepped into the boat and were rowed away Into the darkness. The leader of the "Group of Five" had noticed the deliberate Insult of the captain of the submarine at the introduction and said by way of an apology: "Some of our officers do not real ize what a help you have been to our cause. No doubt you will meet others also, who. not knowing the true facts, will act in the same man ner as did thla captain. Yon may rest assured, however, that those of us who know will always remain your friends; and as for the rest. Just continue on as yon have started, on mindful of any slights, for Germany THANK GOD That the United States Has a Staple Government ARMENIA Has No GoYernment and is Being Destroyed Am en can Marines Will Go to Aid HELP With a Small Donation ARMENIA MUST NOT PERISH NOW owes you a debt she can never repay." The major replied: "It Is of no ac count. We are coverned bv a hlrn sense of duty and will not allow the sugats or any one to deter as from carrying out our mission." An innocent enough statement on the face of it. but what a difference It woald have made had this German plotter been aware of ihe real "duty" the major then had In mind. After the adventure was all over aad the major had ret reed to Amer ican headquarters In France and was relating his story, the chief asked: v Major, what were yosr thoughts as you stood there that night awaiting the return of the boat?- -Well." re plied the major. "I was wondering Jast how my wife was going to prove I was dead so she could collect my life Insurance. In case aaythlag went wrong and a destroyer got . (Coatlaaed Next Sanday.) Manors Ctanee to the Surface is the spring as In no other set-?. They don't ran them set res all that way. however, bet. nteaUy re tails in the system. Hood's Sams arilla removes them, wards c3 spa rer, makes rood health tars. )) From the beginning up to the pres ent time, the methods employed by the farmer have been most primitive. He has had only one kind of power with which to work The power of the horse. V The horse: sore but slow his pow er measured by his strength, and his ability by the time he can pull The farmer's ability to produce de- .-v. - pended on the power of his horse. - .-,.. . .- In plowing an acre the old way the farmer walked eight miles. In plowing a square mile, one man and two horses walk five thousand two hundred and eighty miles. Earth at the Equator than to follow a plow turning a tract of five square miles. i "To plow three townships, the plow man must walk sixty thousand miles farther than from the Earth to the Moon and back again. These figures give one an idea of the energy and time and effort spent in the old way of farming. The farmer produced, it is true, but he had to struggle for results. He worked hard and painfully. His lot has been heavy and his days long. His work has been never-ending- It is shorter to walk around the But all that belongs to YESTERDAY IT QJ ell Today, for the first time, the fanner It given an eren chance with ell other produc ers in the world. With the intelligent tut of the tractor and other labor-earing derlees it ii made possible for him to become a b mints sua to do his work methodically and to do more of it He takes his place with the manufactur er who has modem machinery. Hf takes his place with the merchant who Increases his efficiency with time, U bor and money-saving systems of account ing, selling and delirering. All industries hare profited enormously by modern Invention end now the farmer's torn has come. His day of opportunity Is here. He is able, at last, to make real pro gress. He can now call to his aid a Tractor which will break ground and handle all the n VIGK. 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TODAY the hour of big achirremeat for the farmer is here. VICK BROTHERS PHONE 32 SALEM BANK OF COMMERCE BUILDING SAMSON MdDEL M AND IRON HORSE TRACTORS SUNNYHOME LIGHTING SYS TEMSAUTOMOBILESFARM IMPLEMENTS TB OCRS ! (