Vernonia eagle., March 07, 1929, Page 4, Image 4

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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 18IS
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FOUR
COllT
IIÍKVIR
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'"YouTHust be mistaken,” replied have sixty-four men i.t my own ÏÔ
the skipper, “tins here ain’t no Brit­ handle the small prize crew.
isher.”
Dinuer time would come. I would
The officer was bewildered ami say to the Britisher»: “Gentle­
suspicious, so ordered the Puss of men, may you dine well."
Balmaha to head for Hamburg.
“Cookie,” I would cull, "serve
FEE TOO SMALL
Leaving only u German ensign up the best we’ve got.”
aboard, he announced that his suit­
Ou
wuy to my private cap­
Of
merchants,
be marine would follow close behind. tain’s their
quarters, they would leave
course this was only a threat, their coats and weapons In the ves­
passed
the Vernonia city Of
for the U-boat soon vanished be­ tibule, within eight und Just out of
November,
for fee
neath the waves.
reach.
Now the ensign grew worried.
day for those wishing
do
in
ltight in the middle of the
Something told him that everything meul, I would signal to my lighting
was not right on the Pass of Bal- men hidden on the lower d.-.’k.
mulia. Had lie known there were Seizing their ritiea they uuulil Juiu'i
Many other
of Oregon
ped seven
Britishers on board, In* would io their appointed places Al un
dlers
in their city by
have been still more worried !
other signal, the crew above deck
“
Captain,
” said lie, “I am going would clumlier up lhe Iron masts,
the fee
for a
to stay at your side all day and open small secret doors, reucli down
sleep with you ut night. I’ve a hand into the hollow chambers where
who
taxes,
grenade here in my pocket. At night their arms and uniforms were hid
aie not
when
I am going to tlx it so that if imv- den, and a moment later German
parasites
have only to
enter one opens the door of our cabin it Jack-’ars would appear where hum
will explode.”
hie Norwegian sailors hud been a
pay
and pick the busiest
Naturally Captain Scott lost no time moment before. We would not nt
In whispering to his mate: “Kas­ tempt to recapture our own shin
for
stand to
on the
down the hatches and don’t let dressed in civilian togs.
are handled by
stores, but
the ten
those Britishers come up. If they
Although the lloor of my saloon
do,
our
goose is cooked. Don’t say where tlie prize crew would he din
the home merchant
anything to them, or there will be ing looked like any other floor, it
willingness to
trouble. This German smells a was In reality an elevator! All I
the
will exchange
article rat.”
had to do was press a secret but­
So the prize crew in the hold was ton hidden behind tlie barometer
not as
kept there. Two days later, out­ in the chart room. Presto! down
side the entrance to the harbor at would drop floor, prize crew and
It time
the city
pres Cuxhaven,
another party of tier­
sure
such
the Chamber
Com mans came aboard, so Captain Scott all.Before a man Jack could Junto
said to the U-boat ensign:
for n weapon they would tlnd them­
merce or
of
amend this
“You wanted to know what was selves dining on tlie next deck be­
nance,
protection is
wrong here? All right, now I’ll low. Willi the difference that they
show you.” Then lie opened the now would tie gazing down tlie bar­
hatches and yelled for the Brit­ rels of twenty German rifles.
ishers to come up. The tall officer
the of
Of no benefit
the city
Then I would step forward, throw
the Royal navy, one eye blink­ open my great-coat, and present
of these peddlers and
should
ing and the other beinonocled, put myself as tlie skipper of a wind­
up first.
the buyer,
often
takes the his “1 head
jammer suddenly metamorphosed
say, where are we now?”
Into tlie commander of an aux
these strangers,
articles
are “You’re in Germany, if you had iliary
cruiser.
left my flag alone, everything would
guaranteed
that, but never
And now, by Joe, suppose a
have been all right. But you are British cruiser seized us and then
their
that “ We
or exchange it, prisoners now.”
we seized tlie British prize crew.
So you see how the Pass of Bal­ Then supposing another cruiser
if not as
”
maha turned out to be unlucky for should pick us up. We nuiglit have
is needed, is
McMinnville Englishmen and lucky for Germans. to do a bit of fighting, nmylie take
That was Just the ship we wanted. to tlie bouts with our prisoners
has
a week
less, which
t»y Joe.
then sink our own ship. So we
willing to pay would give
some Our hope was to run tlie block­ and
prepared for this hy placing lionil«
ade
disguised
us
a
neutral
—
a
thing
reasonable income, but
the entirely fair according to the laws wliei ■ they could he touched off nt
H moment’s notice. We liuil no In
of discouraging peddlers from
of war. Although on land a sol tuition of letting our raider fall
dler
must
wear
service
uniform,
at
into enemy hands.
in Vernonia.
sea you can tly a neutral flag and
I felt that It was so Important to
wear ordinary seaman’s clothes. But keep nil of our plans sercet that I
you
must
hoist
your
true
colors
be
­
even fooled tlie workmen who were
GOVERN TICKET SALES
fore going Into action with the altering the ship. Had they known
of tickets for
events,
social, enemy.
what we were up to, the rumor
We altered that British built might have gotten out. There were
should
the
a special
Yankee clipper from stem to stern, spies everywhere. Yon must ad
witli concealed places for our guns, mire tlie British. They had a great
by the Chamber of Commerce.
rifles, grenades, boitibs, and other espionage system, und they paid
committee
give
armament, with special quarters their spies well We Germans were
tor prisoners, two ultra modern
all
as the 500
horse-power motors to fall back stingy. Bah! That was one rea
we bungled.
on in case of calm or when in a son
Salvation
or
who
the
So I told everyone. Including the
big hurry, a tank holding 480 tons
to
to a
regardless for
pur of fuel oil, another tank contain­ foremen, that the I'uss of Balniaha
into an up­
ing 480 tons of sweet water, and was being transformed
pose.
be used
provisions for a cruise of two years. to-date training ship, to
apprentices
Often
organizations giving
In addition to 400 hunks for pros­ in training mechanics' run motors
who
Inter
on
were
to
pective “guests,” I had special de
having
members sell
luxe quarters made for “visiting” on submarines mid zeppellns.
That allhl was to explain om
anel
the city too
not captains
and mates. These were
spacious cabins to accommodate two two motors. Tlie war laid shown
taking
that because
are
or three. We also designed a sep­ hint German cabin boys were deli
ing with such
such a
that he may have arate
«lining saloon for them, with cient In knowledge of nautical rig­
assortment of books and maga­ ging. So I also announced that
a
tor
same
another an
zines in French and English, and a one purpose of tills sailing ship
customer
his, previously in the
gramophone with late English and was to give them 11 chance to learn
a litlle about handling sails. As tn
records.
tickets
be French
Then, of course, we had to ar­ the accommodations In tlie hold foi
handled
one
solicit
mer range quarters for my crew of light­ prisoners, mid the bunks for our
marines as well as for the reg­ big crew. 1 explained that these
the
marked, “Merchant ing
ular seamen required on a clipper were to be for apprentices and
ticket,”
that
not
for the of
this size. Moreover, we had to cabin boys, ! even put up signs
do all this so it would not be no- nmrldng off one part of the ship
business man
buy
if he had ticeable
“for 150 cabin hoys," another “for
to uninvited visitors.
no
use more
number.
When the work was done, below 80 apprentices,” and so on.
It would have looked suspicious
deck, the Pass of Balmaha was an
Also by getting the
of
committee, auxiliary
cruiser, armed to the for n naval ofllcer to lie directing
the
could
governed
teeth. Above deck she was merely work of tills kind with such Infinite
old sailing ship loaded with pains, so at the ship yards I posed
would in no way
benefits a a poetic
as Herr von Eekniann. Inspector of
prosaic cargo of lumber.
near that
by other
Timber made the ideal cargo for the naval ministry.
purposes, because a ship carry­
An old retired captain of tlie
Often some lady or man
beg our
ing lumber loads her deck as well
Inspection service happened
for some charitable purpose,
are as her hold. The piles of lumber Ship
to be stopping in tlie same hotel.
even
cover
your
hatches,
so
no
one
His love for Ids old profession
not
show
whether
cun go below until you unload. caused him to take a most embar­
not
the
to collect
for
Hence no search crew would be rassing Interest tn ni.v work. One
likely to inspect us carefully in day he met a honaflde ship In­
they present.
sea. They would either order us to spector and asked him whether lie
Kirkwall, or let us go.
knew me.
Norway exports lumber and Aus­
"Von Eckmann? Let’s see, I
You
more
tralia imports It. So we decided to know everybody in the service.
ing than
by standing
in
the pose ns a Norwegian clipper bound There Is no V oii Eckmann on the
Melbourne. Having served on roster."
store
complaining
how
business is. for
various Norwegian ships, I spoke
•"Then," blurted out the old cap
Norse, and I knew I would have tain, “lie must be a spy. I always
no
difficulty
finding
men
for
my
Although
active
Vernonia for crew who could sprak it also. But said he had a typically English
I’ll watch him.”
of
it first I had secret doors and hatches face.
Through mistake, two letters
cut
In
the
floor
of
the
closets
in
the
the rate
this year officers’ cabins, and another under came fur me without tlie usual
address. Both of them gave
more
will
in the stove in the galley. From keel cover
my full name and rank. I argued
to top deck we converted this with the head waiter, trying to get
American three-master Into a mas­ him to give me tlie tetters for de­
tery ship of trick panels and trick livery to "my friend, Count Luck
doors.
ner.” The old captain happened to
Of course. If an enemy patrol be snooping near by, although I
didn't
know It. By now. anything
vessel picked us up, a special prize
crew of half a dozen men would I did was suspicious. He already
be put aboard us to make sure we had me hung and quartered as his
headed for the ii hl p< rl. I ivhi I i ! country’s nri-h enemv
special interest to the
should
the peddlers ordinance
by
council in
1925, calling
a
of $5
a
to
business
this city
to peddle or sell their wares.
cities
discourage
­
fiom doing business
making
$50 or more
week or less.
Merchants
pay occupation
rents
and labor
getting a square deal,
these
who
pay a small fee,
the city on a
day,
corner
their
unload
public, articles
which
local
lack
guarantee which
gives, by his
reputation, and his
do further bus­
iness with
buyer, and
the
if
represented.
is
that
council without the
­
of organizations,
as
of
­
a group
merchants
ordi­
so that proper
given tile home
dealer.
does
derive from
visits
protection
also
be given to
who
times
word of
that the
sold
to do this and
ending
talk
,
’ll make it good,
represented.
What
a stiff fee, like
of $50 for
or
if the traveling
store was
the town
would probably solve
problem
doing bus­
iness
Sale
receive
appointed
This
to
solicitations,
Army
lic
contribute
all
approval of
benefit or
committee
should also
their approval
from organizations, such
others
wish to ask
pub­
fund,
what
­
times,
benefit, and
their
tickets, solicit the mer­
chants
otheis living in
hard,
into consideration
they
trad­
and
merchant
purchased ticket
this
event from
of
day.
The sale of
to merchants should
by
person assigned to
only
­
chants, and
tickets could be
so
it would
be necessary
to
more than one ticket,
occasion to
than that
approval
this
organization
be
by a date which
conflict with any other
given
period
organizations.
enters Vernonia,
­
ging funds
and
even requested to
credentials
or
they have
authority
funds
the
purpose which
can catch
you can
and
construction
appears from
that still
1929.
customers with advertis­
out
front of
about
rotten
“What did that fellow want?" ne
inquired of the head waiter.
“He asked me to give him the
letters for Lieutenant Commander
Count von Luckner."
“Ha!"
1 suspected nothing. That eve
ning I took the train for Bremen
A detective entered m.v compart
ment and demanded ni.v papers. I
gave them to him.
“Count von l.uckner." lie ex
claimed, astonished mid emhar
rassed, “I must have made a mis
take. I am looking for a spy from
Geestemunde."
I grew worried. Could It be that
enemy secret agents «'ere watching
the work on m.v auxiliary cruiser!
“Where was the spy reported?”
“He Ilves at Beermann’s hotel.'
That was my hotel. The spy was
watching me. I told him that I
would take upon myself the re
sponslhility of saying that there
were the most urgent reasons win
this spy must be caught, and tlui:
lie must wire Ids principals that
the utmost vigilance must lie used.
“We already have tlie railroad
covered at both ends. But we will
increase our precautions.” he re
plied. “The spy will surely ho
CUI.gilt."
In Bremen at llillinnn't hotel 1
was again stopped by a detective
who demanded my paiiers. Again
my papers confounded and hewll
dered him.
‘"lhe description of tlie spy tits
you exactly," he said. *
Once more I urged tiiat Hie head
quarters of the secret police be
commanded to catch the secret
agent at any cost.
At the Trocndero, I sat with 11
bottle of wine in front of me. A
provost officer with two men In
uniform came up to me.
"Come with us. You are under
anest.”
I flew into a rage nt these repetl
lions of stupidity, us I thought
them to be.
“I am u naval officer.”
“You are a spy. Come with us!”
Tlie usual spy mania spread
throughout tlie restaurant. Blows
were threatened, chairs were bran
dished, and there were shouts ol
“Kill the spy, kill him!” on nil
sides. If tlie officers hadn’t fought
the crowd off, I would liuve been
badly beaten.
At headquarters 1 was shown a
description and even a picture of
myself. So there nas no doubt
but what I was their man.
"Under what name does tills spy
travel?" I denianded.
"Under tlie name of Marine in­
spector von Eckinann.”
“Why, I am lie.”
“But you Just said you were
Count von Luckner.”
I was compelled, with great in­
junction* of secrecy, to lake them
into my contldenee, and had them
telephone the admiralty for con
Urination.
Tlie prying old captain at Geeste-
inunde soon took Idmseli’ to oilier
parts—by request!
As I explained, my plan was to
slip through the British blockade
ns a neutral and if possible dis­
guised as some other ship that
actually existed. There happened
to lie a Norwegian vessel that was
almost a dead ringer Tor the Pass
of Balniuha. She was scheduled
to sail front Copenhagen. I decided
thut we would take her uanie, and
sail the du.v before abe sailed, so
that if the British caught ua and
wirelessed to Copenhagen to cou
Arm our story Uicy would receive
word that such a craft hud left
port at the time we claimed. This
ship was an med the Muleta. For
some time she had been dlscharg
Ing gralu from the Argeutlne. From
(leumark she was to proceed to
Christiania and there pick up a
cargo. Why not a cur go of lumber
for Melbourne?
1 went to Copeuhagen, donned
old clothes, and got a Job as a dock
walloper ou the pier where the real
Muleta was moored. That enabled
me to study her. There was one
thing tiiat promised to be difllcult
to counterfeit. That was the log
book. This precious volume cou
tained the life history of the Male
ta, when she left tile Argentine,
what klud of curgo she carried,
wliat course she steered, the wind,
the weather, observations of sun
and stars, etc., etc. That log book
must be in the captain’s cabin and
T must have It. But a watchman
was stationed aft, so how could it
lie done?
I discovered tiiat the captain and
both mates were still In Norway
witli their families. So It would
be some days before tlie loss ot
tlie book would be noticed—if I
got it.
So one night, In the uniform of a
customs inspector, 1 stole uboard
tlie Muleta. The watchman, as
usual, was sitting near the cap
tain's cabin. The ship was moored
to the pier with ropes fore and uft.
Stealthily 1 tiptoed to tlie bow and
ent tlie ropes, not quite through blit
almost. A stiff wind was blowing
Tlie ropes cracked and broke. The
ship swung around. Tlie watch­
man ran forward shouting, and at
tlie same moment I run aft. Fum
bling around tlie captain's cabin I
at first failed to locate the log
Finally, 1 discovered It under tlie
skipper's mattress. Shoving It be
neath my belt, I slipped out.
On board now, and also on the
pier, half a dozen men were shout
Ing and throwing ropes to haul her
back so she wouldn’t side-swipe a
near-by ship. 1 Joined III the shout­
ing. pretended to help them for a
minute, then clambered on to tlie
dock and hurried off In tlie dark.
\Ve now put on tlie final touches
that were to turn tlie Pass of Bal
maha Into tlie Maleta. We painted
her the same color us tlie Muleta.
arranged tier deck the Same, and
decorated lhe cabins with tlie same
ornaments. In my captain's eubln.
I hung pictures of the king and
queen of Norway and also of their
Jovial relative, King Edward VII
of Englund. Tlie barometer, tlier
niometer. and chronometer, and all
the other Instruments were of Nor
weginn make. I tiad a Norwegian
library and a Norwegian phono
graph und records. We had enough
provisions from Norwegian firms
to last ns through tlie blockade. It
would hardly do to have any Bls
nmrek herring, sauerkraut, and
pretzels In sight If the British
boarded us. would It?
Tlie names of the tailors sewn In
«Ide my suits and my officers’ sub-
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We got tip our curgi p. per* In
were replaced with labels from Nor­
regular form. signed ami s aled by
wegian tailors. On my under
clothing we embroidered the name both the Not weglan port authori­
ties and British consul
Ve alio
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1 hud learned in Copenhagen tlint
the Maleta was carrying lumber
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for the use of the government of
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a donkey engine ot the same make The letter requested all British
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