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THE LAKE SHORP NEWS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, ltU. A FEW WORDS ABOUT GRAVES. Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves, who makes these startling revelations of the great German spy system, 4ulsl Of European diplomacy, was tor nine years one of the kaiser's personal spies, and his most trusted one, as such being called upon to perform missions of the most deiicate nature. What some of those missions were, end their international . importance, Doctor tree makes plain In this aeries of articles. Documents and other papers to the possession of Doctor -fltoaea-and-oourt records of his ar» rest and trial to England as a Ger- spy, substantiate the state* mrnts he makes to his articles. Doctor Graves is no longer in the secret service of the kaiser. While on amission to England In 1912. he was arrested to Glasgow, tried on a charge of espionage at Edin- burgh in Jane, 1912, and sentenced to eighteen months In the Berlin* ney orison. He was, however, re- leased by the government In Sep- tember of the some year—end how that happened Is not the least in- teresting of his revelations. It was to connection with his uncovering In England that the London Times" referred to Doctor Graves as "the most dangerous spy of the century." In Doctor Graves' articles ap- pear again and again the names of the personages who loom big to the gigantic straggle of arms that to now being Waged. the certain many that was trying to ansa kaiser Into war. This clique. ..posed of army and navy men, the Junker—the "Jingo" party and the big-gun Interests backed by public opinion, were trying their utmost to urge war with France. What was the latest at the WUhelmstrasse? j On the stroke of 10: SO I waa there. I handed my number to the commls- scire, This number Is Important. AH ' German secret agents are known by ! numbers, ell carry little cards. , | wnew that i-wiw-Mi". »«uiiwi a-wiv-j* w miwuw-wi wwrw pi-» f-» m ■■»#■-»■ faction in Ger- <'*^K, n'§ r**ner -**n f*c* bore a to retire and we backed toward the Hnceeniy toe emperor nwio a move, and there came a sharp, rather high- pitched voice, saying, "WedelL I win At once Herr Senden wai from the room; obviously the whatever tt woo, won not tor him. I woe hidden to step to within three paces of the emperor; the officer who escorted Herr von Senden from the room attempted to return, but was waved out There wer* lust th« thrtm of as. Count Wedell, standing at the corner of the desk oa the right, the kaiser, end myself. I had seen the emperor on many occasions before, bat never so close. He appeared to be lost In some docu- ment He looked well, bat older than any of bis portraits. Tanned almost striking likeness to Frederick the Great, more so than ever now that he to getting gray. I realised that none of his portraits do his eyes Justice. Of a bluish steel gray, they have an ley, impersonal took to them that to Impressive. It is hard to define, hat It struck me in that moment that Lord Kitchener, Tewflk Pasha, Cecil Rhodes, and Ll Hang Chang had ex- actly those same eyes—the eyes of men who feel It in them to master the Then I opened the note that the •had given me mast have shown to my face. A blow with a feather would hove knocked me down. No wonder Wlthelm II woe staring blankly, no wonder this mec ■age kai to be delivered verbally. Hurriedly I began to memorise tt. Presently I saw Count Wedell come to, and he and the kaiser began talk la whispers. .'The* the ' looked up and said: "Have yon ■ smarmed ttf" Tee, sire." ■■■?!■ Taking the note from me. he at once struck a match end held It un- der the paper nntll It woe reduced to ashes. Then, making a curt gesture of dismissal, Wedell gave me e signal W 0 T U WmvwmwY Presently his msjesty looked up, Presently the commtssalre returned m*,* tn thai aama rather ahrill vale*. and showed me Into the chambers of Graf von Wedell. privy councillor to jEBfree the German emperor. Together with How the Kaiser Prevented, 1911, the Great Euro- pean war. in IT was kaiser weather In Germany. Back from n Ave months' trip to „ the far East. Berlin seemed to me like heaven. I had finished a secret diplomatic mission for the kaiser end. as a result, my pocketbook was full Days end days In the Orient make a man try to crowd Into the first twenty-four hoars at home all the en- joyments that Berlin offers. Accord- ingly, with money running through my fingers like sand, I planned a long ride to the Gruneweld; I saw myself or- dering the moat expensive dishes on Kemplnsky's menu; I would buy a good seat at the Metropole. and, to Mid up, I would look to at the Ad- miral's Palace. It being my first day back In Berlin, that program appealed to me far more warmly than the European diplomatic tangle. I had been Idling the early afternoon hours at the Cafe Bauer, Voter den Linden, but my program for the rest of the day finally ar- ranged. I got up. paid my bill, and •trolled home. * My man must have been oa the lookout for me; before I could use my key the door flew open. A word about this man. During Iks) Sooth African war I had rescued him from a death flogging at th« bands of a Boer Dopper. This hu- manitarian held the usual Boer view that a sjambok beats the Bible as a civilising medium. Kblm waa a South African negro, a Besuto. He was wonderfully loyal end devoted. I could rely on him for anything—even for his life. "Master!" he exclaimed In bis heavy. Jerky voice, "yon are wanted on the telephone." A Mysterious Summons. ' I had en nneaay suspicion of what that meant, which was confirmed when the boy added: "No. A 11 wants yon." Bismlllah! That settled tt! That ended my Grnnewald. Kemplnsky's. the Metropole, the Admiral's Palace. It meant the highway again It al- ways means that when a mar. of my occupation Is in Berlin and somebody tells me to call up that numoer— A 11. Whenever A 11 summons. It Is wise to he prompt. It is the number of the Wllhelmstratse. the foreign office of Germany. I lost no time la getting * connec- tion, and I waa told to report at the Wllbelmstraase at 10:20 that night. I waa to hold myself ready for instant service. I gave orders for my boy to have me dressed by ten ©clock. 1 decided to take a nap. for I knew that mid- night Interviews with tbe gentlemen at the Wllbelmstraase often led to some mighty unexpected and pro- tracted traveling. Before going to sleep, however, I went over the Euro- pean situation. What was looming big? I hoped It was something big. for no long oa a secret service agent Is not blase, he likes to work when throaes or the boundaries of empires are Involved another man, who hod also Just ar- rived. I was told to wait la an ante- chamber. We bowed, end although we took pretty good stock of each other, neither spoke. It la an unwrit- ten tow In the Imperial Secret Service not to hold unnecessary conversation. After about half an hour's wait, we were shown Into the count's private room. This rather astonished me, for the usual rale at the WUhelmstrasse Is to Interview only one man nt a time. Clearly something out of the ordinary was in the air. After the count greeted us, he to* quired If we were known to each other. Receiving a negative, he intro- duced us. My companion was a Herr von Senden, ex-offlccr of the Second Dragoon Gourde. Too will both be taken at half past eleven to a certain room." said the count "Ton will advance to the mid- die, wheel to your right, face tbe nor-1 -SFeaZTireT tlere. and stand at attention. Ton £L£J01 asked: "How long are yon In the "Three years, sire." Ton know Morocco?" Morocco! So that was Itt France and Germany quarreling over the hone; at the point of war over ttl "Yes, sire!" I replied. 'How long were yon In Morocco?" continued the emperor. "About twelve months, aire." On this he seemed to hesitate. Frankly, I waa nervous, so Instead of thinking about Morocco, I noticed that too kaiser wore the undress uniform of a colonel of the First Grenadier Guards with the star of the order Poor le Merite dangling from hie coat button. As If making np hta mind: "Yon know Kald Maclean?" "Tee, sire." "How did you get to know him?" "I happened to be of medical as- sistance to Sir Harry Kald Maclean who was at that time cmmander-ln- chief and man of affairs to the sultan I was In possession of n secret known only to the emporer himself— a secret which at that demist the cabinets of France and England and the financiers of the world would our faces away from the emperor. And the last I sew of htm was that lonely figure seated at his desk, the) greenish light playing over him, around and beyond him darkness, end (Continued from page 1.) trlct, Mr. McAndrews of the tjh dto trlct, Mr. Buchanan of the JN**MU*et Mr. Gallagher of the 8th district. Mr. Stone of the 16th district *i*^***- henry of the 17th district, Mr. Orohnm of the Slot district, Mr. Hill of the 25th disrlct. Republicans Voting in Favor of the Measure-Mr. McKenile of the 13th district. Bepobtloans Voting *t&'-*&!Jla£ den of the tot district HrVM*"* Mann of tie find district, Mr. Britten of the 9th district The three Progressives in the Htt- nois delegation all voted In favor of toe measure, namely—Mr. Thomson of the 10th district. Mr. Copley of the Uth district, Mr. Hinebaugh of the 11th die trtet . ... — Mr. Gorman. Democrat, of the 3rd district; Mr. McDermott, Democrat of the 4th district; Mr. Bolts. Democrat of the 22nd district were absent Among the speakers against the bill were Mr. Mann and Mr. Gallagher. Mr. Thomson spoke to favor of national "There Were Just the ?».*«, .* */».. w»w..« w.j*.« »., .. „ ....., „„..... j* of the Desk on .he ftlgitt the Kaiser and My* It My answr • seemed to""pl<jose"he 1 resected that March—It waa In 1011 hsd been e decidedly strenuous i osonth for more then on•» cabinet in Germany eesV France were and eaertto*. France woe ound with her chest stuck out, her attitude datldsdly belliger- ent Of course this was due to the fat fingers of bones* John Bull; ln- wui *tn**>er ui/ questions, out made no comments or queries yourself. I need not enjoin you to tbe most absolute silence. You understand ?" I Face the Kaiser. Wb bowed. Just then a gon« boom- ed somewhere' below us. And with a last ~wofd from the count—"Be ready!"—he left us. Reappearing al- most Immediately, he beckoned us to follow him. We noticed that he seemed even more grave than usual- Down a flight of stairs along a great corridor we made our way. no one speaking a word. At tbe end of the corridor wo saw two sentries; then a big solid oak door, guarded by an at- tendant in tbe livery of the royal household. At a sign from the count we halted; lib nodded. Tbb door was opened by an officer of the First Body- guard, and. remembering our instruc- tions, we entered and oame to atten- tion In tbe middle of a large room, facing an adjoining chamber, the por- tieres of which were divided. The room In which we stood waa brilliantly lighted, but the other wee dark, aave for a green glow that came from a shaded reading lamp on a big writing desk. Senden looked at the desk end gave a sort of gasp. I quite understood his emotion. For seated behind that heavy, old-faehloned desk was Wilhelm II. emperor of Germany. We stood at rigid attention, abso- lutely silent for full Ave mlnutee. The mly lit solitary figure at the desk made no sign, but went on writing. I am not a timid or a nervous man: the sort of work I was doing seasons oaswe emperor, for lite eyes gleamed. "Any likelihood of his remembering your services?" I hesitated, then said: "I cannot vouch for another man's memory, sire; besides, I do not core to put tbe Kald to the test" .Tbe emperor looked at me queerly, bat, evidently satisfied with my an- swer, be turned to Count Wedell, say- ing: "He will do Hare tbe dispatch** ready." I turn „r My <vit*«.<on. At one a the (ou.it hurried nof*«l«** i; Into an adjoining room The kai- ser, making one of bis characteristic sudden movements, dung himself back into the chair, and. looking straight at me. said: "Besides tbe official dispatches you will memorize these commands for tbe captain of the wh.shlp Panther." Re handed r>,o a note, which I did not immediately look at because he continued: "Outside of Count Wedell, no one Is to know anything of your mission. No one Is to know that you are carry- ing g verbal message from me to tbe captain of the warship Panther. Un- derstand?" Tee, sire - The emperor as abruptly drew him- self forward, and. propping up his head with ' '--••- fell into a deep study, gaslng fixedly at nothing. He seemed In that moment to be consider- ably older. His face, even for the tan, had that grayish look of a man who one pretty thoroughly. But this be- ■ *s carrying some tremendous respon- gsn to get on my nerves—drawn up In sfbillty. It came to me swiftly—the to tola pie that was front of the emperor end welting. The more I looked et that silent* lonely figure. War Lord of Europe, the mora I began to feel a greet long- north of Port Natal oreferablr. popular clamor for war, the Panther! —the Panther waa lying off Spain ready to steam serosa the Mediter- ranean to Morocco! And I "waa to tog for the African veldt a thousand near secret orders from the Emperor _tt.- -<*1 t*~-a *.._._• -.....--___«.>_ I •«. 4\.m P.nthar'i rantlln. to the Panthers captain. his face illuminated egalnst that back-! constitutional prohibition, end Mr, ground, greyish, old. There he was,' Copley favored the referendum to the at his desk at midnight, to an under- states. ground chamber of the foreign office, t Mr. TatVo Attitude No Surprlee. tbe emperor of Germany, working In Regarding ex-Prealdent Taft's recent solitude, while most of his subjects ' gtatcmont that national prohibition is slept, tirelessly mapping out a policy , «a dangerous proposition" and uncon- the trend of which he dared discuss ititutlonal, I was reminded of the fact with no man aave Wedell and possibly that Mr. Toft when president of the his eldest son. - . United States, vetoed the Webb-Ken- Bowing, we were out In the hall; yon bill prohibiting the shipment of the big oaken door closed. Wedell liquors Into dry territory to he sold contrary to tow—on the ground of its unconstitutionality—and that thus tar his contention has not been sustained by the courts. la an address mode by Senator Sheppard on Dec II, on the floor of the senate, he soldi "It will be seen that the amendment In question deprives both federal and state governments of the power to authorize the liquor traffic It dele- gates to both federal and state govern- ments the power to prohibit toe traffic within their respective jurisdictions. How misleading the statement that It turns over to the federal government the entire machinery of control and eradication! The federal government exercise, through the taxing power, a control over the liquor traffic today superior to that of the states, except In the case of absolute prohibition. Neither the sale nor the manufacture of alcoholic liquor may be undertaken In any state In the union without fed- eral authority. The federal govern- ment maintains a rigid supervision over toe making of alcoholic liquors from the still to the saloon, and with thla supervision ao state government end no state official may interfere. When the state Of South Carolina en- tered the dispensary business her offi- cials hod to pay a tax to the, federal government. The amendment how pending preserves to the states 'the only exclusive right they now have with reference to the liquor traffic— the right of prohibition." Nearly All Dry New. With seventy-five per cent of tbe area of the United States "dry" and with nearly sixty million people living in territory that has outlawed the sa- loon; with "big business" demanding total abstinence among its employes for the sake of greater efficiency, pre- vention of accidents and disease caused by alcoholic drlnkB; with the great moral forces of the country actively arrayed against the liquor traffic, this vote on Dec. 22, when 197 members of the house of representatives voted In favor of the amendment and only 180 against, is tremendously significant. Tbe predomlnnting sentiment of the American people will, to the long run, prevail In national legislation and *e shall, many of us, live to see the com- ing of national constitutional prohibi- tion. led the way to his private chamber. He produced n package et sealed pa- pers and, handing It to me, said: "Doctor, this Is a most Important of* fair. There is most serious trouble brewing somewhere. We have our suspicions as to what power is behind all this and we are going to find out You are well enough acquainted with the situation to require no further Il- lustration. You know how here, St home they ere also trying to force the emperor into a war. "You will leave this package at the embassy in Paris. It must be there In the Rue do Lille by tomorrow noon. To do so you will have to catch the Orient express at half past three this morning. At the Parts legation you will receive another package which you will take on to Madrid. After de- livering this, yon have carta blanche to make your way to the Panther, which you will find oh! Barcelona. Also, you will visit Gibraltar and In- form yourself of the strength gad state of preparation of the British naval squadron there." He paused. "This time you will not apply at the cashier's desk. Your expenses are borne out of the em- peror's private schatulle. In a few hours' time I wDl have French and Spanish money reefy for you and send It to your lodWings. You thor- oughly understand ybur instructions? Of course, you have 'hot forgotten the message that you memorized before the emperor?" A Dash to 8psln. I assured him I had not nod after a cordial handshake 1 bowed myself out and hurried back to my quarters. Here I found that my boy hod my traveling bag ready0 with his usual thoroughness. One does not take much baggage on these tripe. Pajam- as, slippers, a smoking cap, and a toothbrush have seen me three-quar- ters around the globe, end I never carried n six-shooter- in my life. In el) my experience 1 have seen few secret agents who do carry one. The only protective article I ever carried was a little silk bag containing a mix- ture or cayenne pepper, snuff, and certain chemicals. It la very effective to throw Into tbe faces of those who attack y»a. Soon there ^M a messenger from Wedell with the promised funds, n thousand francs and two thousand pesos. It tacked a half hour to three- thirty, so I made my way to thd Fried richstrause depot on foot Ex- perience had taught me that the Orient expresa was generally over- crowded end that unless one reached the depot early aad used a good deal of palm oil. It waa Impossible to se- cure a decent seat A Judicious oiling of palms enabled me to get a very pleasant window seat in a middle compartment After making myself at home I took a tour through the train; It is my Invariable custom to take stock of my fellow travelers, and in this cose it was most Imperative. My arrival and whet 1 accomplished in Perls are commonplace. Arriving in the Gare un Nord, I took n taxi to the German embassy In the Boo de Lille, where an undersecretary signed for my dispatches and bunded me two letters addressed to the embassy of Madrid, I Immediately posted hie re- ceipt to the WUhelmstrasse, some- thing German secret agents are al- ways obliged to do mall the foreign office signatures for documents as soon as they are delivered. Without further adventure I reached Madrid. As the train waa four hours late I did not present myself at the embassy. I woe met by a commie- scire at the station, delivered htm the papers, received his signature, potted It to the WUhelmstrasse. and made connections for Barcelona. Some- where off that city. In the open sea. toe Panther waa waiting. With the utmost difficulty I char- tered a tag. and in the twilight set Off to find the Panther. It GREEK DANCES ARE URGED FOR OPERA j-gg* .^jwjm^,^ ■■' "'* ' garment oomea the extinction a Mrs. Van Vlissingen Wants «t popularity. Bare Feet To Replace Ballet Costumes. BLIND PIG RAIDED; COPS GET THE GOODS One Energetic Policeman Gets a Shoe Full of "Evidence." Evanstou women are very fond of their husbands. They not only wont them to stay at home on Christmas eve, but also on Christmas night As- sistant Chief Robert Johnston had complaints from west side women Fri- day night that their husbands were wasting their time and a few stray nickels in blind pigs. Johnston, with eight policemen, raid- ed two suspected places end to both Instances the keepers were caught with the "goods." The bouses raided were Frank Kuzwinskl's at 1001 Dodge avenue and Alexander Pusce- wiacs's et 1127 Dodge avenue. At the former the keeper and seven of his guests were token into custody along with two doable cases of beer. It la sold that Mrs. Kuzwinski smashed a jag which contained a liquid stronger than cider when the police entered. One of the officers got a shoe toll, which he brought to as evidence. At the other place the owner with four inmates were arrested. Here a little more of the incriminating evidence was found. AS of the w« w uuu iUB r»w«. ii w«» cqdt |J00 ^ d d ^ j hearing set for lng night when we ttnolly sew ker/£lL.ir7 awanog wn «» dork, trim hull lying against the hori- * She was wen named the Pan- ther, for in thla case a false spring by her meant war. (To be Continued) Old Roxton—The limousine, Peters! And P^ra. owing to the present tem- per of the employed, leave out dto cut Sowers.-—Puck. Barefooted, gracefully swaying dancers attired In light, flowing robes like those ef the encleot Oriek women, will Interpret the music If a movement to introduce Greek dances to grand opera proves successful. _ Mrs. Jean Van VTIsringon. 318 D» vis street Bvanoton, a teacher of Greek dances, expects soon to begin to train a group of fifty stria for Chi- cago's, next grand opera season. Miss Virginia Fisslnger will be the premiere danseuse of that group. "The ItaUan sixteenth century school of dsnclng as modified by the French has always been represented oa the dance of toe opera," sold Mrs. Von Vlissingen. "The dances ore aim- ply an exhibition of wonderful skill with mechanical perfection." Mrs. Van Vlissingen said many art- ist members of the opera club favored a change from the ballet, adding: "The Greek dances can Interpret tke spirit and story of the opera. The grace of the body Is given absolute freedom and the robes are far mora artistic than the abbreviated skirts used by the ballet dancers. "It always has been my ambition to see classic dances Introduced Into the opera. I have already composed dances for Faust and several other operas." Lorado Taft the Sculptor, sold he thought that the ballet dances ap- peared stupid in some operas. "The ordinary ballet to meaning- less," he sold. "The Greek costumes ore beautiful. 1 enjoy dances giving an Intelligent presentation of tke theme of the opera. "There Is no freedom In the ordi- nary ballet It la composed simply of a series of acrobatic stunts. In the Greek dances the human body can In- terpret the spirit of the music to a much fuller extent" Alfred Juergens, on artist declared that he believed that the classic dances were more In harmony with the general thought of the opera. ^The classic dances are far more artistic," he sold. "They were tried" with the opera in Munich fifteen years ago with great success. I can see no reason why they should not be used in the opera In Chicago. However, the scenery should also be made more classic." "Tbe vogue of the coat-dress the recognition by exclusive d „ of a garment that has been worn _ some extent to one form or another for several years. Fine serge, gab* dine, silk cashmere, satin cloth, tatta taffeta and poplin an all suitable a* terials. end will meet every todlvletsl requirement The colon Include black, navy blue, bottle green, seal brown, sand, putty end gray. For Califoral* and southern wear and among tke smartest dressers white will "The style of this garment may U> erode any adaptation of a flaring skin and a loag. cloee-fltting sleeve with a abort Jacket-effect bodice to be won with on adjustable gulmpe with or without a high collar.. The high stock collar will be in decided evidence agein thla spring, but that is only tnv other fashion caprice that demands a low neck for fell and winter and g high neck for spring and summer." No, Mt Wssnt Nervous. A vouna Ditcher making his first oppearaoco to big league company hit the first batter, passed the next two, and made a wild throw In the tint inning. As he went to the beach the manager of the team asked, "What'i the matter? Are Fee nervousr "Now." he said angrily, "but ray dim Umbo ahake." After AH. Most of the) things that people think are matters of great moment aren't THEATRE^ BilioitEipritiSti.or£«%S?r46i ansvviajt.il a himhokt av«». SHIRT WAIST TO GO, SAY FASHION EXPERTS % In Its Place Will Gome a New Fangled One-Piece Over Dress. Good-bye shirt waist, n. fate la sealed. Women of fashion have de- clared that It must go. we are told, and in Its puce le coming a new fangled one-piece coat-dress consisting of coat and skirt. It Is In reality a single garment parading under the guise of two, and is especially de- signed for use In California during the fair season. The weekly style bulletin Of the Fesblon Art league, sent to Its members yesterday through Its presi- dent, Mme. Alia Blpley, describes the new style es follows: "Women of fashion are showing their preference for tbe 'Robe Tall- leur' or one piece coat-dress, and It seems destined to greet popularity as the season advances. The smartest style Is In white, although dark shades may be worn. 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