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t SPY GOES ABOUT FREELY IN PARIS t German Says it Is More Exciting Than Running a Submarine. . ! NET IS sm EVERYWHERE American Tells Some Anecdctes Showing the Extent of the German Spy Svstpm?Pynpripncp of Amer ican Girl in Leipsic. By HERBERT COREY. (Correspondent of the Chicago News.) ^ Berne, Switzerland.?Last week a Hp German U-boat captain visited Paris. ? This story is told on the authority, k of the man who saw the U-boat captain! B there. I know the man. He is a con- ! servative, solid, reliable American. His i word is worth 100 cents on the dollar wherever he is known. For some years he was in business relations with ( Germans, and learned to know many i of them very well. > "I was standing in front of the opera house in Paris," said this man, "when a green car whizzed by. I just caught a glimpse of a familiar face. Beside j ^he man I knew was a Frenchman j ^n Klo/Vtr Konr/i Tirn mfrmfps i VtTilllLlg a UV/U1U* Jt .IV> w^uv?. later I remembered whom the familiar J face belonged to. " 'Yon Hutten,' X said to myself. * 'Why?why?dang it?last I heard of Yon Hutten he was commanding a Uboat in the North sea.'" Futile to Chase a Green Car. The man puzzled over it for a moment. Then, being a good American, he told the American authorities in Paris. He had not been able to get the number of the car or a description of the chauffeur. Chasing green cars in Paris is like trying to catch wild' rklnn /?OTT 1 geese uy uie &ait pmu. U?J mv fcnan was walking down the Avenue de l'Opera when the green car whizzed by again. He tried to catch the number, but that old oil and dust trick that American speeders invented prevented him. He walked on down to Ciro's for lunch. "I had So-and-so from the consulate and So-and-so from the embassy and o/\ -fl-irv TTnif/i^l Qfofoc T>fl \7T7 f} Q OVailU'SU Ul liic uinitu Uiuivu 11U..T my guests," said he, naming them. "We had a good time together, for we were ;old friends. I told of seeing my German acquaintance on the avenue. Next day I came to Berne. Shortly after 1 met my German friend. "1 like the looks of your naval attache in Paris,' said he. 'Nice boy. ! Think I'll try to get acquainted with him.' Then he laughed. 4,4I saw you there,' I gasped. know you did,' said he. T sat at the next table to you in Ciro's, be- J hind tne pillar, ana neara you ien about seeing me. Nanghty, naughty! And sc you tried to get your old pal pinched?' The German told my American friend that he had been in and out of Paris ever since the war began. Ho found it much more interesting than running a U-boat, he said. There was a danger, he admitted, but just enough mo!:o ttift irih 1T1 f<>TV*<St i 11 IT. I UCiAIfe^A IV "UlllV JW , Besides, he is a poor man at home. Ini his wopk he has plenty of money to j spend. "I'm going hack next week," said he. j . Extent of System. A friend of n:ine who returned from, Berlin after the United States declared! war on Germany told a story, of which1 he had personal knowledge, to show! the extent of the German spy net. An acquaintance in Berlin obtained per mission to go to Holland on business. It is not easy to get such permission 'nowadays. Although an American, he was forced to tell just whom he wished to see in Holland and why. While in Amsterdam he received a hurry call to London from his correspondent there and took the next boat, getting a vise through the interest of the American legation 111 The Hague. "Why did you go to London?" he Tras asked when he returned to Berlin. He told the story. " *We know of the telegram you received,' was the reply. 'But why did you go to room 303 of the Savoy hbtel ? ^ ?nrv>n?i>i nlnaAfa^ nrltli T.rtr-r? Plnhd. iUlU iciuam tilicvicu mm uvi ?* . berry there for three hours V He was able to make his explanation ; convincing or there might have been another incident to write a note about. iThis was some weeks before the United States was finally crowded into war. It is easier to believe in the number oi spies Germany has scattered about j when one hears this story by an Ameri- j ;can girl, who for some years had stud-> 'ied at Leipsic. This year she was re-J fused her Th. D. decree, although it j was due her. Then she was refused] (permission to leave Germany. Forj weeks she was promised and put off. i -C 1 I "JL>ecome a. spy iur us <uiu ,>uu ciwm "have your degree," slie was told. "You shrll have plenty of money to spend. You need not worry about the danger. We will always take care of you." ; She did not become a spy and even- j tually she was given permission to! leave for Switzerland. But the story ;puts one to thinking. ! New Way to Hooverize. Milwaukee.?"I was trying to Hoov-! erize." Th;it was the explanation giv-,' en by Isnatz Poltoiski when haled into' court on the charge of stealing meat i from a packing company. 116 said he had only taken a pound, but 7;" pounds ef rr.ra* \vere found in his home. Ilis I explanation didn't satisfy lite court, sc, he was fined SiS. OLD SEA PORTS COME TO LIFE Revival in Shipping Brings Prosperity to Amarican Seaboard Towns. ONCE BUSY MARTS OF TRADE Same Spirit That Made Old Salem Rich Now Seen in Merchant Marines's Development?New Ports Springing Up. Washington.?One effect of the present rapid expansion of the American merchant marine is a sudden and unprecedented revival of business at certain American ports which a few years ago were thought to have passed their Tnn ? f I 1 LJLi. Bath, Mo., is cited as an example. In the prosperous nineteenth ceutury days of sailing ships Bath was the country's leading shipbuilding port. It declined steadily after the introduction of steel as a building material. . Now Bath, building both steel and wood vessels, is so prosperous that the housing of the workmen taking jobs there is a pressing problem. The same is true of several other North Atlantic ports, while ,in other sections ports are springing up where none existed before. Close observers of the present revival in shipping say that before the United States shipping board's present construction plan is completed?a plan by which a vast new merchant fleet is to be brought into'being?the development of American ports will parallel on a larger scale that which took place in the "go<5d old days of the square riggers." in earner nines, ?? ?u vr* body in a port touched by the prosperity of seagoing was keenly interested in shipping.. Present-day secrecy about contracts, sailings and dividends. had its prototype in the secrecy that enveloped such matters more than a hundred years ago, in a score or American ports, notably in Salem. Mass. In those days, we are told, "rival merchants sometimes drove the work of preparation for voyages night rind day. Ships which set out for forrlirn ports were watched when they slipped their cables and sailed away by night." Persona! Touch in Voyages. In those times there was a more personal touch in voyages than now. as every man making a voyage was allowed a certain space in the hold for goods of his own. People in the home port of a ship outward bound intr -t ed their savings to their seafaring neighbors for ventures in far countries. This spirit of commercial adventure i is finding expression today on a larger and less personal scale, say the experts of the shipping hoard: and these students of conditions trace the present enthusiasm of the nation for seafaring to beginnings in definite periods in which our old-time ports were at the height of their prosperity. In so doing. they cite Saler^i as a good example of what a venturesome people may gain upon the sen. Salem at one tinje stood at tnp bond of the cities of the United States in tho value of :ts imports I;. 1 12 it had 12" s)ii!?s in the deep\v:;i trade, and of these, ."s were ]/!<; T Mlinmcn. 'these vessels brought home eai>ors of fabulous richness? siihs. indigo. spices, ivory and other products of the f.vr East. There are old people living in Snlem who remember when the city's ancient warehouses were full ,of "hemp from Luzon, pepper from Sumatra, coffee from Arabia, palm oil from the west coast of Africa, cotton from Bombay, 1- J -v, 4.U rv QUCK anu irun huuj uitr dcxiuc. uuiov* from Madagascar, salt from Cadiz,! wine from Portugal and the Madeiras, figs, raisins and almonds from tfie Mediterranean; teas and srtlks from China: rum. sugar and molasses from the West Indies; Ivory and gum-copal| from Zanzibar; rubber, hides and wool from South America, whale oil from the ArH-lr nnrl Antarctic, and thp sncrm from the South Seas." i Pioneers in Commerce. Salem ships were pioneers in opening new routes of commerce. Salem merchants were the first to bring pepper from Sumatra, rubber from South America and coffee from Mocha. The Salem ship Recovery. Capt. John Ropes, was the coffee pioneer, and between the landing of her first cargo of the fragrant berry In 1709 and 1805, Salprw imported not less than 12.000,000. pounds of Mocha coffee. Salem men were perhaps no more active than other American deep-water sailors of the period but their records " n?n lr?nt Tliov nhmi nil in ?? n c uv iui ? \ f' %. stories of their adventures. Examining the eause.^ of Salem's great fame won upon the sea. a recent historian of the merchant marine found * - l t??i,?? mat IT was vnOT l[i ner ii;ui?wr ikm iu her store of shipbuilding timber. . . . It was Salem men. Americans of the Americans who built up the romantic commerce that left no sea unvisited. no land unexplored. Their business required iron will and iron nerve, a noble uM-isrination. belief !n themselves and in fh"ir fellow man." The case of old ? ?? ?? and of the newer ports now flourishing under the impetus of the eoutiM-v - present corumercijil expansion -:nees the tnari - 1 - - - t : . 1. U"on in ?"?-"???i ? ;:.? s ?-< n:rr11 mic, ! ' !i \ni< ric;?n eute; ''rise. | BABY JOINS RED CROSS f f | EVEN BEFORE ITS BIRTH | | & Chicago.?-The honor of being i f s? a memher of the Red Cross be- & J ? fore he was born goes to John ? ?? k Watson Winter of this city. zi | 8 John's daddy, who is an offi- << ^ >> cial of the National Artificial Re- g | X frigerator company, bought a ?Z J 8 Red Cross membership for John ? ^ and presented it to his mother s? V> r before liie boy's birth. 4 <<> <> FRENCH TAKE WHEATf I ( Seven Ounces of Bread Daily Lim- j it Except to Hard Workers. ' p Sacrifice Accepted by French People ; uncomplainingly on Government's Explanation of Necessity. j L Washington.?Only the very poor, | and men and women doing the hardest ' kind of manual labor, may have more ; than seven ounces <<f vvar bread a day * in France from now on. the United ' States food administration has been 1 55 advised hy the French government. I The entire French wheat crop has j been requisitioned by the government. ! * Tins sacrifice has been accepted hy ' ^ the French people uncomplainingly' <>n the government's explanation thnt only | v by such restriction can American re- i r enforcements he transported in ships ! that otherwise would carry grain for J v their bread, and that, in addition, this 1 J grain for French bread can come from j America only by virtue of t he actual j saving of this grain by reduced con- j ^ sumption of bread by the American j people. * "These extremely severe measures," s said the French statement, "especially * the seven ounces a day. have deeply % impressed public opinion." Men who are very poor or who do hard manual labor get about 21 ounces * of bread a day; women who are very poor or who are employed on hard a work ge/about 17 ounces a day; every- t one else gets seven ounces, which is j ^ iess than half of a pound loaf, or not j - .. [ n more tnan tour or nve snces. This bread is made of flour compris- * ing all the elements of wheat except bran, with a heavy admixture of flour v frnrn other pprpfl! trains. which is 11 obligatory. The price of bread is fixed by vari- j c ous government agencies all along the { * line between producer and consumer, i Baking of pastry or, biscuits from i ^ flour that is fit for bread is prohibited, i v Confectioneries and other such shops ^ are closed two days a week. Eating yUMIlCS UJ puuuv. 13 lui uiuuv-h. I I PLAN SPRING GARDEN NOW * Agricultural Department Says There Will Be Need for Large Production in 1918. tl Washington.?Take thought of the ! spring garden now. j 0 Notwithstanding the large produc- J a tion of vegetables last year and the ^ great volume put into cans and jars s for winter use, there is nothing to in- i dicate that there will not be equal r: need for production and conservation in 191$, says the United States depart- 0 ment of agriculture. Many gardens failed last year he"iiiico m??r ?nil or rmnr nrpnn ration or both. . 0 Tills is the lime in many sections ^ to break and to fertilize. Then in ? the spring it will be easier to i:j:i?: the seedbed and the soil will contain plant food. For the avem.ee householder it will be sufficient to prepare ground enough 11 to produce the home supply for eat- * ing in the fresh state and for can- ^ ning. drying or brining for use during n the following winter. Producing veg- ^ etables for market should not be un- ll dertaken without full knowledge of horticulture and sufficient capital and P equipment. x t! s< MORE AMERICAN MADE TOYS w * aWar Conditions Develop Industry to Point Where Foreign Competf- F tlon Is Broken Forever. r Washington.?America Is now first in the toy making industry. Oeretoforp the United States has purchased the majority of its toys from Germany, Nuremburg being one of the chief manufacturing centers in former years. f< Forced by war conditions to depend g upon their own resources, the manu- e facturers of this country have been ti making toys and have been so success- ii ful that buyers for large stores claim the hold of other countries on this line tl of business has been broken forever, fc a fon- tnvs nro <still mining from France, England, Switzerland, and Ja- p pan. but the American toys have prov- v ed superior, as they are more educa- l tional. t; WOMEN CUT OUT THE SWEETS ? "Do Their Bit" in Conserving the Na- ft tion's Food Supplies at Ashland, Wis. H Ashland. Wis.?In order to "do their bit" in conserving the nation's food supplies the women's advisory con mittee of the Ashland defense con mi' rj - . . A has adopted resolutions asking a'*, ti women to abstain from the use of iv.<? cream, candy, sweet drinks and confec- n tions in which hoot or cane sugar is an ti ingredient. Womci's societies, which t have been accustomed to serving re- c< freshm^nts, are no longer doing so un- ? less *h refreshments have been m:ide p according To recipes approved l>v the .7 advisory conmittw*. tl HELP! S. T | CANARY. .. iES ? T *9 the ~ *r (By Internal : , - -rvice. > a or Detroit.- i. vr oh. ^ ^ please, if y< li.mi;ine. \\ send coal r<> .. -aice." 4* ?l This was ' ! .. hhpm! j? A <?f a woman . ? .el. p!u>ne i/oi to the fuel ;n, ?i > oil ice. ?s? The coal w.i- ..vil and fjQ 0 when pres.-. nation : 11 the woman *? <?> "M\ pel ? t.iwinn^ younj: onos ^ nw. ^ H? T 2ETS i; OUOH ./ 'rivals Rr.r; -^-Exam- XA ph in C " - "ns. ..0i .etter tc? Parent- r ler-.-es Cnmp Commender rrtd Prvrre Is Civen Leave oi AL ence. Camp Meade 'v' i Private D. E. lanibo, Three T!'--??!; ? <1 Fifteenth inantrv, was sttnnl for the first time ince ho left his homo to fight when ? ie was ordered to appear before the 'old man," as Hris Gen. William J. Cieholson is kno-'n throughout the irigade. "Private Rambo!" the General sudlenly barked forth "Did you write his letter?" Private Rambo iookrrit cleared his oiee of some of It? hnskiness and admitted he had it read: Dear Mother and Father: "Am writing you a letter to let you ;now I received vour letter and also he box (CI. -istmas box). You sent lie box by express. Why don't you end them things by parcel post? Everything was fine, but the honey got farm and ran through the box. The alee was good. too. There's a fellow j lere I knew up in the city. He thinks j our cake can't be beat. We had a j wne lime yesterday, entertainments ; nd turKey dinner. Now all I want is j o got home for a week and then I'm j eady t? go anywhere. Maw, I never elt berter in all my life than I do ow. This Is sure a healthy life. Plen- ! y of work nnd all you can eat. . Now Icn't forget to send a cake once in a rhile, for a box of things like you sent lakes life better. You can write and pt me know when you send some more ake. With love for all, your son, D. 3. Rarnbo." "Well, Private Rambo," the general oomec'l again, "you can have that week's holiday home. I like boys who ion't grumble all the time." ERILS OF BIRD SLAUGHTER lational Association of Audubon Societies Points Out Danger of Relaxed Game Laws. New York.?Grave perils threaten fie agriculture of the United States trough the indiscriminate slaughter ? f birds and of wild life, according to statfment issued by the- directors of le National Association of Audubon ocieties. Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, the secreiry of the association, in making pubc resolutions adopted by the board f directors, said that unless every ef-?rt is made to enforce all game pro?ctior laws, the resulting unrestrain(1 activities of gunners and po.t-huntrs wr>uld soon destroy the natural )cs of insects and of rodent pests and f weeds. ?.rr-t. ; ,1,^. (Inn " Ill" l.'jtljo will .-.,1 t i; UIC ikimwii, ays Jin? official statement, "and the rds vvill help 10 save the crops." In lis national crisis, America is looked pon by our aliies as the gianary of lip world anil the source of food Inch must sustain the fighters in the jonths of struggle yet to come. ThereDre every effort should be made to lcrease the yield of our fields. "This association points to the grave eril which attends the relaxing of he wise statutes enacted for conervirg the wild life of this country, rhicb is more and more recognized s an important economic factor." IRST NAVEL ORANGE DYING arert Tree of California Citrus orchards Planted 44 Years Ago, mm Seems Near End. Riverside, Cal.?The original Washigtoa navel orange tree, planted here jrty-four years ago, producer of the rst navel oranges grown in the Unitd States and parent of millions of rees now growing in California, is be-' eved to be dying. Horticultural experts are studying tie disease that threatens it in the ope of prolonging its life. This tree en me nriirinally from some. oint fn'land from Rahia, Brazil. It as planter! here in 1S73 by Mrs. C. L. 'ibbetts. who obtained it from the boinieal gardens in Washington. Ef3rts to discover in Brazil other navel range trees have so far failed. IEVi/ INVENTION OF MARINES :'s Called a "Bazooka" and Will Make Yeu "Shake Your Feet" When ^ in nnprrjtinrv > w ~ w... Pert Royal. S. 0.?Tnitefl States manes at this station h:ive a new inven- ?= on. It's called h "bazooka." No. it :n't a cannon. nor a flying machine, or a machine pun. inn when in opcraon it will make yr.it "shake your feet." he "bazooka" i< .t simple contrivance :?nsistinsr of t ut two <>i pipe nd ;i i nr.H. htir i< r!i plriym. I' :> *! '*rh. A! rir? ay:/, lutixi - < 1 ' '!,t world mt boasts ui u " a" TAX iLvrrsi'ss FJK m; cr an authorized a?ent will t-e a' . following places name! below M. the pur rose of taking tux returnboth real and personal propert} fiscal year 1518. ft .irl in the Auditors office in the ? irthouse until Feb. the 20th aner " irh date " 0 per ceut .penait.. ?ii ^ 4 aaded. The law requires a r note-; mortgares and mone" Inco:r.e tax on incomes ove k 'heve is :i aptation tax on a! iftv rents. ! | .11 male persons hetyeen the a-t* ; an:! en S3 re liable to pay a pel of Sl.flO unles? otherwise exempt 11 persons on-ninp: propt. ty jr. -e than one School Pbtriet wi'< require:! to make returns for ear*J" \-ir t, as the Tax Books Tvili i-e *e up 1-v S'-hool Districts in-tea-' Tcwn ships in 1 01$. T. ft. Hilfa^e . Connty Aiul**or ? T'' ' J-? -xsas-v C""- i t&fEV M Jyi W* fej ^ ,<? Jfe A. tiii Tv> ui ia^- u " Ci'oiui' &cunsc24 <!i!s I 'lent la I a: We are Selling M All Competitor TERE MUST B1 That Reai We Are Selling T1 r? D man mey ua oe Our Mules Are No H Have Been the P Newberr IT"' ' * * ???MilW^llUM iinAn Sfnrips ^ ,lk/hV? AVU U|#Vl* M aww ?with high ideals 12 Glorious Serials or Group Stories and 250 Shorter Stories and ever}7 one witli "lift" in it. 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