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CLUBS MUST BE DRY SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Forecast—Rain Saturday and Sunday;
warmer,
Temperatures—6 a. m., 38; Ba. m., 44; 10
a. m., 49; 12 noon, 53; 1 p. m,, 55; 2 p. m,, 07.
Sunrise, 6:00; sunset, 5:32.
HALT RUSSIANS INC
Chief Beavers has gone after locker
slubs in the effort to break up the
selling or disposing of liquor on Sun
fay in any such places keeping open
on that day.
Saturday afternoon the Chief is
sued an order that all members of
the police force should make cases
against any clud or clubs dispensing
jquor on Sunday In any manner
whatsoever.
By way of pointing his policy, he
also sent a letter to Newport Lan
tord, chief of detectives, asking him
to detail two men especially to look
after such cases, and inclosing a copy
of the new order.
Following is the letter and the or
der, as issued by the Chief:
“The fellowing is a copy of an
order issued to the members of
the force, and in this connection |
want you to detail two of your
men to look after these places on
Sundays and make cases against
anyone disposing of intoxicating
liquors on Sundays:
“+The members of the force will
pay special attention to all locker
clubs and other places in the city
keeping ©open on Sundays, and
make cases where it is found in
toxicating liquors are being sold
or disposed of in any way, wheth
er for sash or exchanged for tick
ets in any manner.
“‘Any member of the force
knowing or suspecting such places
keeping Open, and unable to get
sufficient evidence to warrant a
case being made, will be required
to report same to his captain, who
will in turn make a written report
of same to the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Detectives, captains
and sergeants will see that this
order is strictly complied with
and break up the disposing of
intoxicants in the city on Sun
dly-' ”
No warning was given the clubs
or anyone else, so far as is Known,
concerning the radical and far-reach
ing order of the Chief. The order ig
sweeping in its purport, and includes
everything in the way of clubs in the
city, from the Capital City and the
Atlanta Athletic Clubs on down to the
humblest locker club in town.
PROBE SONG WRITER’S DEATH.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—Willlam Par
quette, a song writer, was found dead
in bed to-day. The gas jet was open.
An inquest has been ordered.
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
AT HMAVANA,
FIRST--Two furlongs: Golden List,
112 «‘l‘arlln). even, 1-3, 1-4, won; Caro-
Iym R, 112 (Conneily), 1-3, 7-8, 3-5, sec.
ond;: Havana, 112 (Wolfe), &, ‘l 8-5,
third. Tlmq.' 134, _thch!u. ise
Onca;‘: J. Millet, Willam W., Delphino
SECOND—Five tfurlonpe: Brown
Prince, 103 uomh 9-5, 4-5, 3-5, won;
Rustic a?n. 101 (Pitz), 10, 4,3, second;
Idioia, 101 (Conmelly), 7,3, 3-3, third.
e L, Poeals Pk “Ree
.. er y, Ha er,
Beda, Frontier, Lamb's Tall also.
ENTRIES.
AT HAVANA,
FIRST—Bix mt.amt years ur. sell.
ing: Blanche Lewis 101 x-Ave 107, x-
Yorkshire s-‘y‘ 107, x-Wolfsbaths 107,
Retente 110, Malik 110, J. H. Barr 112,
Colonel Brown 113, The Monk 112, Flat
bush 112, Phil Connor 113, Bob R. 115,
SECOND-—-Bix fur\on?. 3 J'e.rl ug.
selling: Yellow Flower §7, x-Strome %7,
xolgnu 104, x-Czar Michael 104, x-
Uncle Ben 104, L' Alglon 112, Perth Rock
112, Charley Brown 112, Fairy 112, Mas-.
alon 113
THIRD—Bix furlongs, § years upn. sell.
W: x-Stubborn %5, Aimeda Lawi:nce
. Chitra 108, x-iamode 105, x-Else
lwlnn 105, Chilla 107, x-Queed 107, Loch
jel 115, Mav 115.
FOURTH—SIx furlongs, purse fuoo, 3
Lun u&.ohlndiup; Encore 52, Va 5,
ilton blee 96, Colonel Tom Green 58,
A. N, Akin 88, Colle 100, Briar Path 102,
Joe Finn 101,
prarks 80, 3 years ap. selling; Snip 1L
b ears up, selling; Sn o
BoFaithral 108, x-zall 107, X Fred Levy
107, Marjorie A. 110, x-Cooster 113.
SIXTH—One mile, purse §4OO, 3 Leum
g‘-. selling; x-Change 91, x-Sweet tte
~ Racy 9, x-Ray O'LI&M 104, x-
Jabot 109, x-Yellow Eyu 108, Milton B.
ll;( Aplaster 114,
—Apprentice allowance. Clear; fast.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—San% s gnn ‘;8 7 ftur
longs: x\l"rru , xßunny %0, Ida 95,
xAuto Mald 103, xHazel C. 108, Califor
nia Jack im“‘ xFred Drew 105, Orba
Smile 108, 110, Nobtéy 110, Ruby
Sun 110, No Quarter 110, C. W, Ken
non 110, Commendation 110.
snco!\'n—.semu. 4 years up, mile:
Bonnies Bunck 106, Freda fohnson 101,
xSugar Lunu‘ 101, ‘Wlnlfred D, 101,
Au:umr Heinze 103, xCantemr 108,
H.rd;_‘ 05, L. H. Adair 105, Lady Mint
105, orence Krlp? 106, xßlack Mate
107, Burnt Candle 108, Sleepland 108,
Meits 108, Acumen 112,
THlßD—Selling, 4 years “J 7 fur
longs: xKiva %4, xCecil 96, xßonaza 98,
xClaribel 101, xExecutor 103, Al Worm
wood 104, Florence Roberts 105, Char
meuse 106, Bermudian 106,
FOURTH—Three G&nrl. Chapultepec
Handicap, value $1,500, 6 furlongs: Ger
trude B. 95, Stolen Ante 98, Miss Field
er 108, Ghetto Girl 110, xxTrulane 110,
xxMaznik 112, Rex Beach 117, Lukemae
118, Connlng Tower 123, ‘
FlFTH—Selling, 3 years r\qa 7 fur
lonr: M Savin 92, Ida, nack 96,
Stolen Ante 100, xMarty Lou 102, Ifli&h
'!treet 105, xFlying 105, Silver Tone 1 ]
xLone Star 105, Art Rick 107, Lady
Young 108, Swede Sam 110, Senator
James 110,
| SIXTH-SemnT 4 years ug. mile and
‘eighth: xLady Innocence 88 xxCordie
'F. 98, Voladay Il 100, First Star 105,
Durin’ 105, Curlicue 105, Linbrook 108.
Wearther Clear; track muddy.
x Aspremlce allowance claimed.
xx R. Ripley and Co. entry.
Gale Menaces Liner
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- Crippled Off Canada
HALIFAX, N. S, Feb. 27.—The
wind is blowing a gale along the Nova
Scotian coast and grave fears are en
tertained for the safety of the crip
pled Allan liner Mongolian, which is
trying to make port under her own
steam, though leaking badly.
A wireless dispatch received here
early to-day said that the steamer
Stephano had been called to the as
‘slatance of the Mongolian, which is
‘belng convoyed by the United States
coast guard cutter Seneca.
. i hssiits
Bring European Peace
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—The national
conference of the Emergency Peace
Federation met here to-day, with del
egates present from all sections of
America,
The conference was suggested by
United States Senator Robert M. La
Follette, who sent a telegram of con
gratulations, which was read. The
organization plans to interest foreign
born Americans from all the warring
European nations in a movemént to
write and telegraph to their relatives
and friends in Europe to agitate for
an end to hostilities.
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Eight Firemen Hurt
'NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Eight fire
men were injured, one seriously, when
a floor collapsed to-day during a fire
in the six-story loft building at No. 29
West Twenty-first street.
John Middlestadt, who had just re
turned from sick leave occasioned by
injuries in another fire, was rushed
to the New York Hospital in a se
rious condition. The loss was $50,000.
VOL. XIII. NO. 178.
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| WASHINGTON.—A strong anti
| British resolution reciting that
Great Britain has committed
many acts inimical to the :n«
| and safety of the United States
; and directing that the President
| give Great Britain 60 days' notice
| to discontinue such :.netiuo. aas
| introduced in the House te-day
| by Representative Deitrick, Mas
; sachusetts Democrat.
,
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.~Great
| Britain’s reported determination to
| declare cotton and foodstuffs contra
| band of war as measures of reprisal
| against Germany's war zone order
| was received to-day in official cir
| cles without surprise. Such a course,
|lt was stated, doubtless would open
‘Yh(‘ way for further negotiations be
tween the London authorities and the
Washington Government.
Unofficial advices announcing that
England, after consulting her allies,
practically had decided to reject the
American proposals which were aimed
| to end the war zone difficulties, bore
out the belief which prevailed gener
ally among the diplomats here.
The latter gave their attention to
the possible turn the new negotia
tions would take, but the Adminis
tration has given no indication as to
its next move. |
It was stated that there would be
nothing to discuss for publication un
til the attitude of both belligerents
had been presented officially to this
| Government, |
} It became known to-day that the‘
' United States proposed to England
’and Germany that all floating mines
be removed except those used to pro
’tect coast defenses and harbors, and
that pilots be supplied to neutral ships
lln such waters. |
It also was suggested that Germa
ny and Great Britain do not alter in
‘ternatlonal law as it applies to the
'shipment by neutrals of conditional
contraband to the civil population of
'an enemy country.
; A system was proposed to furnish
proof that such supplies would not
‘reach the fighting forces of the bel
ligerents.
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U. S. Gets Additional
Reports on ‘Evelyn’
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Lieuten
ant Commander Frank Gherardi,
American naval attache at Berlin, to.
day cabled the State Department that
the German Admiralty had announced
that the American cotton steamer
Evelyn sank in latitude 52 degrees 58;
minutes north and longitudc 6 de
grees 7 minutes east. |
Minister Van Dyke at The Hague
to-day cabled the State Depcrtment;
that eijght members of tie crew of the
Tvelyn were reported missing, but
the report had not been substantiated.
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20,000 German High
Schoolboys Enlist
Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Georglan.
BERLIN (by wireless), Feb, 27.
Out of 11,600 high school teachers lla
ble for military service, 4,000 already
kave joined the German army, and
38,000 high school pupils over 17 have
volunteered. Of this number 20,000
have been accepted.
No American Ships
Are Leaving Brli)tain
Speg| Cable to The Atlanta Oeor?un.
L g\'DON. Feb. 27.—N0 American
steamers are sailing to-day.
ATLANTA. GA.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915
ATLANTA GIRL EXPOSES SPY PLOT
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Special Cable to The Atianta Georglan,
VIENNA, via Beriin and Amster
dam, Feb. 27.—1 t is officially announc
ed here that the Russians have been
compelled to abandon their attempts
to force Dukla Pass in the Parpa
thians because of their heavy losses.
The Russian attacks were made with
great bravery and severely tested the
Austro-Hungarian troops, but the lat
ter succeeded In withstanding them.
The Russians have fallen back to
their entreriched positions.
The Austro-German forces have
achleved a partial success of great
importance near Stanislau, which will
soon result in a favorable outcome of
the fighting about that important
rallway point.
i The Russians are striving to re-
Etake Stanislau to prevent the en
circling of their left wing.
Attempt Made to
Kill Turk Minister
} CONSTANTINOPLE (via Berlin'
and Amsterdam), Feb. 27.—An un
lluccessful attempt was made to as
sassinate Talat Bey, Minister of the
Interior, last night in Stamboul, |
1 Three shots were fired by the as
‘sassin. |
i One of the bullets narrowly missed
Talat Bey and Djavid Bey, the Min- |
ister of Finance, but the other two
were fired wildly as the assassin was
seized by a policeman.
~ The man who tried to kill Talat Bey
was tried by courtmartial this morn
ing, found guilty and executed.
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German War Airshi
Is Wrecked in Gafe
jSpeclll Cable to The Atlanta G-orglan.}
LOWESTOFT, ENGLAND, Feb. 27.
A German military aeroplane has been
lost in the North Sea. The motori
trawler New Boy to-day landed thei
two German aviators, who were|
‘picked up in the water, after clinging
to the wreckage of thelr machine for |
nearly two days. The prisoners Were}
turned over to the naval authorities.
The German airship was flying from }
Ostend to England when it was caught
in a gale and completly wrecked. ‘
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Russian Fleet Trying
To Force Bosporus
Speclal Cable to The Atllntal:C)i(e)orgun.
ATHENS, Feb. 27.—The Russun‘
Black Sea fleet is reported, in ad
vices received here, to be trying to
force the Bosporus and approach
Constantinople from the east. A bom
bardment of the forts on the Aslaua
gide is sald to have opened at noon
wyesterday.
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Capital of Turkey
Now Near Its Fall
ATHENS, Feb. 27.—A wireless dis
patch states that the Anglo-French
fleet advanced up the Dardanelles to
day to Hortal. After reducing Fortl
Intepe, the ships bombarded the camp
of the Turkish army.
Speclal Cable to The Atlanta Georglan,
PARIS, Feb. 27.—The Anglo-
French fleet has penetrated the Dar
danelles to a point oppositc the ruins
of Dardanus, fourteen miles from the
entrance, according to a dispatch to
The Matin. The forts made a feeble
effort to drive off the .hips, but failed.
Three trains are being held undcrl
Continued on Page 2, Column 1,
Two Battalions of
British ‘Furies’ to
- Man War Autos
BERLIN (by wireless), Feb. 27.
Two battalions of English suffra
gettes have been landed at Havre
to relleve from duty the men now
operating British military automo
biles, according to Berlin news
papers.
Need Not Pay
for ‘Tiger’
Liquor
Judge Johnson has a new idea for
the destruction of the blind tiger traf
fic in Atlanta. b
“l wish all you rum-hounds would
drink up all the blind tiger stuff you
leu: find and not pay for it.” he toid
Joe Holden, charged by Eugune Lowe
with stealing a flask of whisky from
him.
Joe and a 16t Of witnesses stated
they had “bought” the whisky from
Lowe, whom they characterized as a
“walking blind tiger,” and, having ab
sorbed the liquor, they declined to pay
for it.
This gave Judge Johnson the idea
announced in the foregving, and he\
discharged Joe, with the permission
of the court to drink all the blind ti
ger liquor he wouldn't pay for.
.
Pittsburg Feds Start
For Augusta Sunday
PITTSBURG, Feb. 27.—The first of
the advance guard of the Pittsburg
Federals, who will set sail to-morrow
evening at 6 o'clock for the training
camp in Augusta, Ga., drifted in to
day.
The first arrival was Edward J.
Konetchy. first-sacker, who jumped
from the Pirates. Konetchy again
denied that he was going to go back
to organized baseball. “You can not
make it too strong for me,” he sald,
“that I am going to remain with the
Federal League. Oakes has my con
tract, and 1 see no reason why 1
should leave him. Any stories that
have come out of St. Louls pertaining
to my jumping were fabrications, and
\I am a Federal first, last and all the
' time.”
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Zeppelin and Crew
.
Lost in Gale at Sea
l ROME, Feb. 27.-~A Zeppelin air
ship was caught in a gale at Pola, the
Austrian naval base in the Adriarcic,
Thursday and blown out to sea, ac
cording to dispatches received hoare
to-day. The alrship was lost and all
of her crew of 26 men were drowned.
The aircraft was making a trial
flight preparat..v to salling for an at.
tack upon the Montenegrin port of
Antivari when the disaster occurred.
Tangoed Herself
Into an Asylum
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27-—" She
went out to a tango teacher every
night for six weeks and then was
taken to an asylum. I put up with
her for four years.”
James Baxter, an attache of the
Law Association, told a judge this to
day when his wife demanded an order
for support. It was refused.
.
Methodists Ask for
Conference Charter
~ Application for a charter incorporat
ing the North Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South has
g?ur;t filed with the pork of the Superior
semr Pisetion Gon 48 VLS AT
other prominent Georgla mipigters,
Ve
L 1 2CENTS '3.2%
ARP
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 27.-Te
the crack of a pistol, accompanied by
a deafening roar of cheers from a
crowd of spectators estimated at
nearly 40,000, Starter Fred J. Wagner
sent away the first three entrants in
the 400-mile Grand Prix automobile
race over the exposition track to-day.
The start was made promptly at 10:39
a m. Pacific Coast time, and at 15-
second intervals additiona! trios were
givenn the word until all 32 entrants,
belleved to be the largest number
ever entered in a big automobile race,
were under way.
Although the weather for the past
five days has been warm and clear,
the clouds were somewhat threaten
ing as the early miles of the long/
grind were reeled off. ‘
Grover C. Bergdoll, the Philadel
phia brewer who was injured in an ac
cident in a trial run, and Erwin Ben-‘
doll also withdrew at the last mo
ment. Barl Cooper quit at the end‘
lo{ the first lap because of a broken
connecting rod.
Ruckstall, in a Mercer, was leading
at 25 miles,
By the time 50 miles of the race
had been run, rain began to fall with
no promise of letup and the cnlllnll
off of the race at any time was a
strong probability. All the cars be-1
gan to skid and their drivers were
forced to take the curves with such
icare that it looked like a continental
tour rather than a cup race.
' At the 75-mile post Resta, in aPeu
geot, was first, closely followed by
Ruckstell, in a Mercer. !
Resta's time at the end of 75 miles
indicated a speed of 62 miles an hour,
Tlley was third at this time.
Gandy In an Edwards special was
officially out of the race before he
had finished his 76th mile. He skid
ded into a fence, breaking an axle
and other wise Injuring his car.
At 1 p. m. the rain continued to fall,
but had decreased to a drizzle,
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Dr. Broughtonin U. 8,;
Glad To Be Back Home
Word was recelved Saturday after
noon in Atlanta that Dr. Len G.
Bfoughton had just arrived in New
York from London.
“Very much improved in health,”
the famous minister wired, “and it
certainly feels good to get home. 1
will go to Raleigh, N. C,, and there de
cide how I shall spend the next few
weeks. I am looking forward to
Knoxville with great enthusiasm.”
Dr. Broughton has accepted a call
to the First Baptist Church of Knox
ville, succeeding Dr. J. J. Taylor, who
has gone to Savannah.
i oeiiiastdommsereasmeond
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Lusitania Starts for
Britain Despite Mines
. NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Braving the
terrors of German submarines and
mines, the Cunard liner Lusitania
sailed for England to-day. She car
ried 485 passengers and 4,000 sacks of
mail. Every person going aboard was
scrutinized closely by at least four
persons.
Each passenger had to identify his
baggage to make sure no bombs werel
shipped.
ATHIANS
‘Billy’ Smith
as Convic
onvict
Boss
Bill Smith, manager of Atlanta's
baseball team is going to assume &
new role next week-—that of conviet
boss.
Ten county convicts will be “loaned
to” Mr. Smith next week, it was an
nounced Saturday at a meeting of the
County Public Works Committee by
Superintendent W. A. Hansell, Jr
This action follawed the announce
ment that work on the Highland ave
nue sewer, which was run through the
Ponce Del.eon Park, had been com
pleted and the park now is ready for a
general clean-up preparatory to
spring practice.
The park has been torn up badly by
this work for several weeks. The ten
convicts, directly under the supervi
sion of Billy Smith, will rake the
ground, grade it and get it in shape
for the opening of the baseball sea
son.
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Harris' Nomination
Is Given Approval
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-—The
Pomerene subcommittee to-day re
ported favorably to the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce ‘the
nominations of all members of the
Federal Trade Commission except
that of George Rubles, of New Hamp.
shire. His name will be considered
further on Monday.
The men recommended for confir
mation to-day are Joseph E. Davies,
of Wisconsin; E. N. Hurley, of illi
nols; Willlam J. Harris, of Georgia,
and Willlam H. Parry, of Washing
|m.
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Potatoes Progmsed as
.
Substitute for Bread
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.—"“1f wheat
remains at its present figure or con
tinues to rise in price, and if there is
a corresponding advance in the price
of bread, it wil be more advan
tageous to eat more potatoes and less
bread,” says a statement issued by
the Department of Agriculture to
day.
“With potatoes at 60 cents a bush
el, 10 cents’ worth, or ten pounds, will
give the consumer a little more actual
nourishment than two one-pound
loaves of bread at 5 cents each.”
New Haven Must Get
.
s4o,ooo,ooo—Elliott
BOSTON, Feb, 27.—President Ei
lott, of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Rallroad, told the rail
road council of the State Board of
Trade that repairs absolutely neces
sary for that road during the next ten
years totaled forty million dollars.
Without the authority which has
been asked of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut Legislatures,
he sald, the road could not borrow
‘money to meet existing liabilities,
.
3 German Aircraft
Shot Down by French
PARIS, Feb. 27—Three German
military aeroplanes of the Taube type
were shot down by French gunne:s
Friday, one in the north of France
and two on the eastern frontier near
Belfort.
The three pil-*s and three observ
ers were taken prisoners.
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Burlington Orders
.
2,500 Freight Cars
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—The Burling
ton Railroad has ordered 2,500} freight
cars from the American C and
Foundry Company and 150 tgm the
Haskell & Barker Company. |
NIGHT
EDITION
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It developed Saturday that it was
an Atlanta girl who exposed the In
ternational passport intrigue that !s
now stirring the United States De
‘partment of Justice and the German
Embassy In Washington to a conflict
which may result in grave Conse=
quences.
Mrs. Richard Stegler, whose huse
band now is under arrest in New York
suspected of being Involved in the
sensaniofAl secret enterprise in the
interest of Germany,fl is well known
here as Miss Annette Pope, a daugh
ter of James B. Pope, county mounted
policeman, who lives at No. 214 Bell
wood avenue
Mr. and Mrs. Pope have not been
informed yet by their daughter of the
circumstances in which she and her
husband, to whom she was married In
New York last fall, are involved, but
the wires are carrying lengthy ae
counts of a suspected spy-plot simi
lar to that which pesulted In the
death of Carl Hans Lody in the Tower
of London recently, shot by the Brit
ish authorities as a spy.
The suspected plot involves Stegler,
who admits that he was ordered by
certain German officlals in this coun
try to proceed to Great Britain under
the name of Richard Madden, on &
bogus passport—which was procured
—there to report on the location of
certain Britsh defenses. The reports,
it was sald, were to have gone to New
York, from which port they would bs
relayed by wireless to secret German
stations.
Exposed by Mrs. Stegler.
A fresh raid by German submarines
was sald to be contingent on this In
formation.
But here is the romantic part
played by Mrs. Stegler. She persuad
ed her husband not to go and, ac
cording to a letter found in her pos
session and attributed to Captain
Boy-Ed, German naval attache at
Washington, gave information to the
United States authorities which re
sulted In uncovering the scandal.
“Your duty is to your adopted coun=
try, Ameriéa,” she told her husband,
“and to your American wife.” ‘And by
his own confession Stegler was thus
persuaded to give over the idea of the
trip.
Mrs. Stegler asserts that Captain
Boy-Ed was influencing her husband
to undertake the perilous duty of &
German spy in England.
“My husband could get money from
Captain Boy-Ed whenever he wanted
it,” she told the Federal authorities
who arrested Stegler. “I was told I
should have $l5O a month while he
was away, and if anything should
happen to him I was to have that
much the rest of my life—as it I
would let him go Into such danger,
under any terms!”
Letters to Her Parents.
The only intimation of all this re=-
celved by Mrs. +Stegler's parents in
Atlanta were letters received in Jan=-
uary and another recelved February
95—the last one from Stegler—in
which it was sald that Stegler was
trying to get a passport to go abroad,
and that if he did Mrs. Stegler wom;;‘
go with him, and work as a Red
Cross nurse. b
“My daughter has had s *fié
ence in nursing,” Mrs,
\peri ne ,‘ R ?
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