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»v •».; *•»•» -N- THE LAKE SHORE NEW* FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, WW. â- â€"â- â€"â€"â€"i i â€"â€"â€"â€" for tNamlm of Years Prior to Hie Arrest and **y*l In EntUod in 1912, wm» Emp« UVSU^tm'* hdjLlt â-¼â- â- â- â- ! Mil »*->-- - â-  «*__ â-  â-  wmpwau 9 Sflt-Si S1VUJB 6 i»l ifllll wf»y« kyU»WkMtatSyadlc4ia»u»J na we itanM up alongside a Mt> try halls* «â-  from the deck. I â- hooted that I ted come to see the captain, but he told us to stand oft. iFlnallr. altar persistently hatllnf the warship, the officer of the watch came to the rail and held parlay with me. *t have Imperial ordera to aea the captain," I ahouted. The Amaxlng Apparently tola satlsOedhtm, for he let me come on board. Without farther delay I* was shown Into the captain's room. Very Important the captain. Picture him, a man la the forties, stralght-backed, rather Jolly, and with one of those German naval beards. The slightest mistake by the captain of the Panther would have gang England ant Prance into war â- with Germany. Ha stood for a mo- ment regarding me. "Weil, what Is this? What Is your Wilhelmitrasie number?" ha anally said. "Seventeen,- I told htm. ' That appeared to satisfy the cap* tola. I knew that the Wllhelmstrasse had wired htm that "Number Soven* teen" was coming. Still he was care- *-.i___JS_______c:____________________ . ,. â- - "Where ware your first instructions received?" - "From Wedell." "Subsequently ?*• ! I felt him looking at ma sharply. "Confirmed by the emperor," I re- plied, "and I deliver you herewith the following massage. Tou are re* quested to use the private service coda as soon as I have delivered this message to you and repeat it at once direct to Count Wedell." The captain got up and, moving noiselessly to the door, opened It ewlftly. There was no one about. "All right." he said, "let me have It" I repeated what I h»d memorised,. what the emperor had given me in the secret chamber, , end immediately afterward destroyed all visible trace of. i said: ;.., '..*; â- ,;. "On no account, it doss hot matter â- what official commands you have re- ceived or may receive, are you to use open force when the Panther goes to .Agadlr. No matter what stress Is brought to hear upon you by ms, no matter what nf- lono your code of naval honor, you are under no circum- stances to pie any force against France or England." Like myself, when the emperor gave me that message,, the captain cf the Panther war dumbfounded; ft was a direct contradiction of the official or* ders he had received from the foreign office to go to Morocco and make a demonstration against the French end the English interests. Those previous orders had been to create war, this vsrbsl message was to stop war! Could the German "Jingoes," the big gun manufacturers, the steel peo- ple, the army and navy men, the powerful faction, have heard me de- liver that message to the captain of the Panther, they would have bel- lowed with rage. The whole empire wanted war, but the tired,, swarthy* fsced man In the little underground chamber at; the Wllhelmstrasse, not "absolutely absolute," as he. Is popu- larly supposed to be, deemed it wise not to fly In the face of public opin- ion at the time and countermand the official ordera to the Panther. So he had done so in the dark, verbally, by me, knowing that so he served the best interests of his empire. The rest is contemporary history. You remember how the Panther steamed to Morocco, how she forced her way Into the harbor of Agadlr and created an international sensation by remaining there about two weeks. Tou remember how one French end one English warship csme almost si- multaneously, and how the officers and everybody, tingling, to open fire, the terrible war that broke out to 1914 Just missed being precipitated then. Tou may net know that the British and French admirals sent a secret ultimatum to the captain of the Pan- ther! Unless he left Agadlr ho would be forced to. leave.. That meant war. ~V Tne amperer* Discover*. ~r~ Now had the captain of the Panther not received the private message from the emperor, he would -havn-\neen forced by his naval code to resist this ultimatum by force. Had he gone there acting under the original official orders, red war would have biased across Europe in 1911 instead of 1S14. The slightest slip would have caused Itâ€"the report of a rifle. But the Pan- ther steamed away. And this waa the cleverest part of the emperor's scheme; he knew that Prance and England were allies; he did not know, though. Just now sin- cere this alliance was. By sending the Panther Into Agadlr he learned that the entente cordlale really meant something, that England had France were antes, that they were prepared to resist Germany, shoulder to shoul- der la war. It cook a master stroke to bring the situation up to the.point or earâ€"for it was dangerous business, with all Germany roaring for warâ€"and .then avert war when Germany and France were on the verge of it Bat with his verbal aaeaaaga the emperor f^ opposed to Good! - ...... What he would do bow would be to take one of those nations and, it pos- sible, secretly airy himself with It, leaving the other out to the cold. Then began toe intrigues which re- sulted la the Isolation of France, aa the kaiser waa led to believe, but which recent events have proved to the contrary. â€"â€"â€" Kaiser Led to False Belief Ht Had Won England From Triple -Entente, After my experiences with the ear- lier stages of the French, English and German situation I was quite prepared for the mast unexpected developments. What occurred la the middle of Oc- tober, 1811, was, however, beyond what I had Imagined. The Morocco incident had shown the German emperor that the entente cor- dlale was Indeed solid. England and France would stand shoulder to shoul- der la war. Being used to the ways of German diplomacy, I knew that from toe Wllhelmstrasse would come a quick countermove. I guessed, too, that when it came 1 would be em- ployed. It stood to reason that, know- lag so much of the tread and Impor- tance of the affairâ€"I had seea the in- trigue grow stop by stepâ€"I was the logical choice. Nor waa my reasoning at fault. I soon received the expected summons, and It brought me tnto the most areas- tag of my diplomatic adventuresâ€"a mission which showed me the utter ruthlessaess that characterises em- perors sad kings, particularly when the vital interests of their countries are concerned. The Black Forest Summons. ~~.Ivors to ~appear air streesa came when the autumn holi- days were in full swing. The usual procedure of the foreign omce having been observed, 1 found myself in Count von Wedell's private study. After on invitation to be seated, the count sur- prised me. He complimented me on my previous missions on the entente cordlale situation, and headed me a pretty substantial check. It was actu- ally10,000 marksâ€"$2.500â€"which the stubs of the royal check book Wilt show. As I took the mousy he remarked "Seine Majestot"---foreiga office brev ity tor conveying that his majesty was satisfied. Without more ado. Von Wedell plunged into tho subject. Lean- lng back and crossing his-legs, he be- gan to talk to hie abrupt way. "I want you to go with hie excollen cy. Herr von Kiderlln-Waecbter, as his private attendant and secretary." be- gan Von Wedell. "I have selected you because of your knowledge of English and your Insight Into the whole mat- ter in hand. There Is to be a meeting of certain statesmen in a certain spot in the Schwarzwald (the Black For- est). Tou sre to be the sole stiesdsst of these gentlemen. You'll see to it that nothing of their Identity becomes known. Tou will look after them in every way. Tou will destroy all writ lng, such ss paper and blotters. Tou will burn any such things in the pres- ence of Herr von Kiderlln-Waechter." He psused Impressively end I found my mind in a whirl. What his words portended I could not guess. This mission promised to bo very interest- tog indeed. "» want you to be at the place of meeting" Voa Wedell continued, "three days before the arrival of these gentlemen. You will have to mske arrangements as regards catering and so forth. You'll be the only attendant. Means have been taken to assure strict privacy in the district. Under- stand that we want this to be thor- oughly cloaked. I suggest to you the Idea of a hunting party. The details I leave to you. The gentlemen In ques- tion may or may not be known to you. I shall write you their names." The Tremendous Import Hts pen began scratching across a piece of paper, and I had a moment in which to realise the grave impoc tance of this mission: the future of Germany menaced; complete isolation was in the making between England. France and Russia; and the kaiser was about to save Germany by a mas- ter stroke of diplomacy. Of what tre- mendous importance it was, however, I did not learn until I had gone down into the forest Looking up, Von Wedell tossed a piece of paper serosa the desk to me. It bore, thess names in bis handwrit- ing:* Viscount Haldane, Wlnaton Spencer Churchill, Admiral von Tlrplts. Gen- eral voa Heerinaen. General Morits Bitter voa AufTenberg. Herr von Elder- len-Wsecbter. _y 1 suppose, had* it bean tar first se- cret-service mis-jura instead oi tbf climax of eleven years la .the service. I could not have controlled my sur- prise. These men, all meeting In e lonely spot in the Black Forest range, foretold a grave situation. Especially was this true to view of the newspa- pers 6T Europe. Here was all the press having Germany and England ready to rash at each other* throats to war. It was ton titan of toe Qer- 6r^e"TtogTIiff^«BermeeUag the kaiser's minister of wsr secretly, â- rains of Three Netlone. But Voa Wedell was not yet through. - •--------------------------â€"....... .....-;------"7-ajev *â-  "••These gentlemen." he said, "will â- test at 8chlangenbad about the middle of this month. You know the place, to the Taunus hillsâ€"one of the emperor's hunting lodges. I suggest that you get down there tomorrow sod have everything ready. Tea thor- oughly know what la required of yon* doctor r On my ssssntlag 1 was dismissed. ! tost no time to getting home to my quarters sad Into comfortable togs. This mission aeeded seme thinking oat And after I told my Basuto boy to pack my bag I glanced again at the list Voa Wedell had given me. Haldane. lord chancellor of England, persona grata with the kaiserâ€"la fact a personal friend; Churchill, first lord of the Brltiah admiralty; Waechter. the German minister of foreign affaire and, despite court opposition, the trusted man of the kaiser; Tlrptts snd Voa Heertngen, chiefs of the German aavy aad army staffs, the latter a sec- ond Moltke. When I came to Voa Auf* fenberg's namo I whlsUed. Voa Auf- feaberg was minister of war and tho right-hand man of the, chancellor of the Austrian empire. Thus three great powers were represented. Six men of this eminence, the brains and force of three nations, to meet to secret la a little obscure hunting ledge la the forest It portended darkly for Franco; but bow darkly t could aot then conjecture. It Inter- ested me tremendously, but I eon- soled myself that I would probably know all whea the party gathered la that secluded hunting lodge. According to instructions, I present- ed mysslt ssrly aext morning at the residence of Herr von Klderlea-Wacch- tor. It was to the Thlorgartonatrasso. Without delay I was showa Into his excellency's room. He waa seated at hie desk, and while we exchanged a few perfunctory words I permitted my- self a moment's brief conjecture. Statesman and Hie Waistcoats. Judging from appearances, you would oever have taken this portly, rubicund, Iron-gray, busby-browed gen* tleman for a statesman. But a states- man he was for all that and tho em- peror aad Germany miss him sorely. 1 would have taken him for a Boer Dopper or aa English yeoman. This ass suggestion was supported by hts atro- cious taste to fancy waistcoats. The one he bad on still sticks In my mem- ory. It was a lurid peach-blossom cre- ation, spotted with green. But once hie steel-gray, deerhouad eyes looked you up and down you forgot all about the .fancy walBtcoat and got right down to business. I told his excellency I had come tor his personal Instructions. His first remark wss like a dash of cold water to the fees. "Hum," he grunted, "you are rather young, but I suppose they (meaning the emperor end Von Wedell) know what they are doing." Besides tolling me to "halt my maul" fa German military expression liter- ally meaning keep your mouth shut hat .implying the need for utmost se- crecy) he gave me certain genera! in- structions. But from them I could gain no Idea of just what was going to hap- pen. How big was the gathering storm he never even hinted. Remembering Von Wedell's sugges- tion about tbs huatlng party, I pro- cured some guns and reached the sta- tion in tlms to catch the IS:SO express for Schlangcnbad. It wss early In October when I went to the Kur hotel and registered ss Herr Bamberger from Heritor If^vow ever go to Sehlsngenbsd look up tbe register. Schiangsnbad is a mineral watering place to Prussia, near the Black? Forest, aad within easy dletaaee of our ultimate meeting place, the hunting lodge that Voa Wedell bad mentioned. â€"â€" The Secret Bnvoye Gather. I wss alone at the hotel for several days. Then, traveling incognito, the dignitaries began to drift In. First csms the Austrian, Gen. Morits Bitter von AufTenberg. A distinguished, quiet unsssumlng gentleman, he is known to be high in the confidence of Fran- cis Joseph. I found the wsr minister very fend of salmon fishing, aad got quite into his good graces by enthu- siastic tales of fly fishing In New Zea- land. Admiral von Tlrplts and General von Heertngen came aext . The ad- miral is typical of the German Bailor, a big man, six feet wide of shoulder, blue-eyed end full bearded. 'Hie man- ner I found genial and courteous. His exact opposite was Von Heertngen, thin, almost crooked of body, stoop* shouldered, unusually taciturn, and possessing deoo-sunken. smolderina out from the hotel, aad at a quarter to tour (I remember Waechter remarking, "They're three. quarters of an hour late!") the chug of a motor announced the others, Lord Haldane and Winston Churchill. A Group of History Makers. I had never happened to meet Hal* daae before, aad I found him the Eng- lish gentleman personifiedâ€"polished and reserved. Tot his reserve, tem- pered by age, blended late a genial mellowness. The usual English arro- gance had evidently been subdued by reason of his cosmopolitan knowledge of the world. In speech and action he waa a Chesterfield, but to appearance he wad aot unlike a canon or a bishop, a little sscotto looking, aad rather bald. Quite the other type of Anglo-Saxon, still boyish to looks, high-strung aad nervous, orratlo to speech sad action, just a hit self-conscious, Winston Church ill was the youageat member of this remarkable gathering. I had met him during the Beer war, aad as he took off his motoring coat he looked at sua closely, "I believe I've seea yon before," be said, "I met the right honorable gentle- man in the Bloemtontela field hospital during the war." "Ah, yes," said Churchill, his face lighting up. He had had bis wound dressed there; "hie recognition showed his remarkable memory. After refreshments the envoys im- mediately adjourned to the big morn- ing room, sad 1 was posted outside to sea that no gendnrmo or forest pen- sioner came within earshot I wss aot present at the beginning of the conference, but after an hour had passed I was summoned. My first impression ss I opened the door was of aa air of tenseness. It wss obvious la tbe way Churchill waa storing across the table at Haldane. It,waa an ordinary large German oak dining-room tabic, snd In the middle were two big shaded lamps. It waa growing dusk, aad after lighting the tamps I backed away ton corner of the room. j 1 had a distinct impression of the features of the six men who were mak- ing history round that table. There were writing materials, stacks of pa* per aad documents at every place. Sheets or paper were covered wittr their handwriting. Only la front nf Voa Heerlngsn were the sheets blank, tor he never makes a aote oo anything, carrying everything In his marvelous memory. '..„.«â- .... Obviously what were the last word* of a speech came from Morits, the Aus- trian, as I entered: "And to make this all possible," he was saying; "we must break tbe Russtsn federatloa In the side are the showers, built or slate.' morning hts clothes have been with a seat and partitioned off so itarised without hts knowing k. that there is ample privacy. There is J In Ike wash room he flads a free soap and a water mixer keeps.rssor with evtrf blade carefettf at Prices They Can Af- ford To Pay, Though Without a Job. MEMORIAL A SUCCESS Has Aided 200,000 To Solve living Problem on Scant Means. tho water to the overhead pipes si ways at blood heat. When ho has rubbed dawn and put tilted after each using, ami can himself up as well a» at the | priced hotel without say charge on his nigntgowa ho climbs the stairs |«£. He caa buy a>"fig**- to his dormitory bed, made up with J""» «»*» «*•»^^'t.iatoSmh fresh linen each day. At this hotel | *£?** *»* ^SSm-Tml It is one of a pslr upper sad lower. ^^^Sn^SSTaT stindtna free on the floor where the «• *•» hB* • J8?? "S^VSJ standing free oa the floor where fresh air surround* it. Fumigated While Asleep. â€"Mr can rise as early aa he pleases, being called by the room clerk with ss much promptness as though he paid five dollars for hie room. He baa a very comfortable bed, with a good pillow, but they all must leavo at the general * o'clock call. Watte they sleep a very Important fumiga- tion process goes on. Pots of burn- ing sulphur sre placed in the locker room and left there until all the "bugs" aad everything else that may' t( heraldry were guided by bo la the clothes are killed, and then the sulphur laden sir re drawn out by suction fans. When ho dresses In the bed. washed, fed and comfortable. Manager Taylor aad Assistant son say thst tho great majority their guests are men out ot work, seek It eagerly; aad that they there because of no fault of owe. There are soms wortblfss among .them, but their nurabt small. .,' The Noblest Arms. We may talk what we lilies, aad lions rampant, aad sl eagles, la aside dor or d'argeat; but* plow In r. field of arable would tho most noble aad ancient arms.- Abraham Cowley. black eyes. He struck me as aa ani- mated mummy of the Ramsses dyassty â€"come to think of it, he much re- sesaMes Bsmeaesji. The exact date of tho meeting, as I recall it, wss October 12, sad the place a shooting lodge named Bhrenkrug. On tbe morning ot toe twelfth I hired a vehicle and, loading previsions, wine and other necessaries aboard, drove to the lodge, six lose miles into the forest. No farmhouse or other human habi- tation was within a radius of several miles. It was a large stone aad brick building, somewhat similar to your colonial style. It had five or six guest rooms, a*torge general meeting hall aad a morning room. It being the property of the royal family, I found *-»•* old jjesslflEsrs of is* eat service in chsrge. They had a good fire going In the grate, which wss w deems, for it wss still a little damp and chilly, especially in this wet moun- tain forest. Patrrjhing both ends of the road were • number of gendarmes. They were â- sartered through toe woods, too, torm- eould come. Indeed, they had chafe '•- The Pawns In the Game. , Prom his place at the bead of the table the iron.grayhaied Klderlen- Waecbter rose slowly. 1 noticed be wore another of those atrocious vests. Turning oa bis left he gased at Churchill and Tlrplts; his careful measuring eyes then met Morits. an expectant, slightly aervous figure at toe other, end ef the table awaiting the reply to tie point ho had raised, Aad Waechter's eyes turned from him to Heertngen, to Haldane; then be spoke. I recall distinctly the Import dimensions, three stories high of fire ot bis remarks, "Gentlemen," he said, "tho point raised by General Morits must stand, and, of course, it needs the sanction of our respective beads. As Lord Hal- dane has pointed out, it does compli- cate matters to some extent. The Bal- kans concern Austria most; to my wsy of thtoklsg It is quite-Within reason to accede this point (As I write I recall vividly how grave they had all be- come. They knew what this meantâ€" war to the Balkan*.) On all mala points." said Klderlen-Weeckter. "we are agreed. As Indicated by his impe- rial majesty, the primary reason ot our meeting Is to corns to a tacit un- derstanding la regard to technical de- tails. This ws have done. It is unfor- tunate, however, that this possible phase, the Balkan point, has not been gone into before. I suggest that we adjourn, to inform our respective gov- ernments of this point If necessary we will meet again on Wednesday." Destroying the Evidence. ___ This second meeting, by the way, was aot necessary, all the govern- ments represented sgreelng with Aus- tria. As Klderlen-Waechter sat tiown Haldane audibly concurred, the oth- ers merely nodding. Apparently the conference was st an snd. But what had. they accomplished? Prom toe general tenor of their conversation It was obvious thst tbsy all agreed. But what were tho terms of their bargain? Presently I wss to know. "Bamberger," said fciderien-Waech- tor, addressing me by the name 1 bad token, "gather up say pieces ot papsr oa the table and consign them to tor I replied, "Yes, sir." Then turning to the others he continued: "Gentlemen, select the memoranda you wish to keep. The rest Is going to bo destroyed immediately." Reading Between the Lines. While they ran over their papers, saving toe necessary scraps, I stood hack from too table, tt was character* istic of the men that Winston Churchill should have taken the most volumi- nous notes, whiio rieeringen had aot pat down a line. 1 then gathered up every scrap of paper left oa the table note nads. foolscanâ€" used or unused. Everything was to go into ton firs. (To be Coatteued) What Hs Should Do. There's aot mach usefulness to he tag a cordon through which a* one expected from a man who thinks he is doing a great put Helping men to help themselves is what the Rufus P. Dawes hotsl la Chicago does for men, and as Mr. Charles c. Dawes Is such a well known citizen ot the north shore, the hotol that he built aad opened a year ago Is a matter ot great interest to alt his friends. The building Is a me- morial 40 bis son, Rufus Peartug Dawes, drowned white bathing in Lake Geneva two years ago. It was planned to aid men, not to make them objects of charity, and tho charity that does enter Into It Is not of the kind to hurt the self pride of any who may benefit by it. The men who en- joy Its accommodations retain their Independence snd self respect by pay; lng for everything they get just si they would at any other hotel, and tt what they get Is sold to them cheaply, no one but Mr. Charles G, Dawes Is any wiser. He Is ssid tp draw his check at the ead of each month for the deficit, but none of tho patrons know that, aad there are very few of them who know him by sight, evon. ----------OilrnDaltsTi Wfik. What the hotel does do Is to enable a man to live very comfortably on $1 a week, to lodge htm, but he him and teed him well, so that when he goe« cut to hunt a -job he caa do so with a good heart and does not have to present himself as an applicant hun- gry, cold and discouraged, the job el- most lost because ot hts appearauco, before he oven asks for It. He le given a clean, comfortablo bed, two meals a day, a warm shower bath, a clean free razor and soap with which to Hhave himself, and nil thia for only $1 a Week. Over S00 men are lodged there every night 'Mr. Charles G. Dawes planned this memorial to his son. as the very thing that son would like to have done him- self, and has good cause to be pleased with the results obtarneetto^ the year that-the- hotel has beenftfantnt The building is located oa Peoria street near West Madison, Is 50x12K feet in Classified Advertisements TELEPHONE. W1LMETTE. 1640 Wen Afl* is the lake Stats News ere catrftd at As feOewiag fries Rati Esute Chsfificstieat 7tf cests per AH Other Ctassificstioai. 5 ceats Minimum Price, IS cents. No advertmmest • tOBT AND FOUND less thta 25 ceati. proof concrete, and cost $100,000. Plenty of Quests. From January 1, 1914, when tt was opened, until December l. there were IU3.720 men registered there, sad GS, 702 ate in the hotel restaurant during these eleven months. Jobs were found by the hotel management for 1.439 mea ia the ssme time. Just glance st tbs hotel rates snd you can sea what it means to the man compelled to economise every Cent until he can get work again. .; ...... . Cents. Private bedroom...................10 Dormitory bed....................* (Shower bath, towel, soap and raxor free with lodging). Meat hash and beans..... ..... Soup (with bread).................. Coffee (with milk and sugar)...... Doughnut..............'........... Roll.............................. Baked beaas snd bread....... .... Macaroni and bread .*.......»..*.. Hamburger aad bread............. Stew (mutton) and bread......... Pie (lemon cream, custard, grape, pumpkin, cherry, mines, apple. ral>ln, cocoanut cream, cranber- ry)......................,......* Just to shpw how well a man can live on a dollar a week you may fol- low one of them when he enters the comfortable lobby of a Saturday night. A long lino of them hie by the room clerk's desk, lie gives his name, the clerk writes It down, he p-.y» flvo cants and gets a numbered JEWING MACHINES in trade oa our new Rotary W' â-  Domestlo .. Standard .. Singer .... Wheeler & Will check. He may. lounge In the lobby, a very comfortable place, hear a vie- trola play, go to tho lounge room in tho basement and there play a num- ber of games, rs-d papers or mega- sines which are supplied, or a book from the well selected library, or go elsewhere If he chooses. What You Can Do There. If be wants to turn In at once he buys at the desk two 1-ceat meal tick- ets and In the restaurant eats a meat sandwich and drinks a cup of coffee. Then he will smoke his good night pipe snd bo reedy for bed. At the desk he hsads In his check end gets s locker key with a eorrespeadlag number. This la presented to the at- tendant at the locker room In the jasa-ssst -ag# fee-to admitted finds In the long rows of lockers one that beers his number, unlock* tt. takes out a eteaa bath towel and a nightgown end undresses. He hangs hts clothes to the locker, turns toe key and his things are secure, for ao key win unlock hie locker hut toe one he has. He walks into the shower room. long, narrow and welt lighted. Oa one â- hto men tra shav"