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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM, UTAH W.e Kalian Secret Police dollar, tSOZc&Sg that much for a su?t ofU ftn which wears out within c ot.h few They discover a nest of German spies and use patriotism of two criminals to get vital evidence by theft : : Story of the nobleman who stole a million dollars and more VO W. Mil good watches, their accuracy. Our mo d e.? CROWN PRINCE'S FORCES DRIVEN DESPERATE BACK AFTER BATTLE. HAND-TO-HAN- striking romances have lately been disclosed by the Italian police, one the Monte Crlsto tale of a bogus count who swindled banks out of a million and a quarter of and spent the money as U it were wuter; the other an utterly different story of the operations of the Italian secret police In detecting und breakiug lip a vast espionage conspiracy operated from neutral soil. Some fragments of both stories have been given to the public; even In not nearly all the details of eitherItaly are yet known. Both stories testify to the skill of the Italian secret police. The tale of the robbery of the Austrian consulate at Zurich has all the makings of a novel of adventure. The Italian authorities had Information, even before Italys entrance Into the war, that from some neutral quarter a great conspiracy of espionage was being engineered in Italy. It became more and more apparent that this conspiracy had Its agents In very high places, where they enjoyed access to thejnost confidential information. Ultimately suspicion was directed against Mgr. Gerlach, the popes German private chamberlain, who had been allowed to remain In Italy despite his nationality, because of his relations with the Vatican. Month after month of investigation led finally to the conviction that the Austrian consulate at Zurich was the clearing house and headquarters of the whole Austrian espionage, in Italy. Secret agents of the Italian office for special police Investigations watched the establishment at Zurich and its agents In Italy until they were satisfied of the correctness of thelp suspicions regarding Zurich and the implication of Mgr. Gerlach. The rest would have been easy if Zurich had not been neutral territory, and if there had not been very special reasons to avoid giving offense to the Swiss government. Above all things Italy could not afford to do this because there is a strong sentiment in Switzerland, and the would have all the advantage If Switzerland should be drawn Into the war and Its territory thus opened for a movement of their forces T months. make buying easy. BOYD PARK D MAKERS OF JEWELRY Prussians Killed by Thousands In Artillery Engagement. Russian Line ' 100 MAIN STREET in Galicia Crumbling Because of Disaffection. dol-Ja- rs itary activity. In France, between Solssons and RandaU-Dod- wide-reachin- J long-continu- g . Austro-Germa- n they-woul- d 1 high-clas- well-nig- h ! x - Salt Lake City Aiding in Redemption of China, Where Natlvce Ar Now Frequently Seen 8moKlng Their Cheroots. are throwing against it. ' Notwithstanding the heavy losses the Germans had thus far sustained in their attacks along the Chemin-de- s Dames in France, they again Sunday made fruitless efforts to defeat General Petains forces. From Spine de Chevregny, to the south of Corbeny, twelve miles, the artilous moral repute from the Italian approximately crown of the prince pounded the lery stage. French mercilessly in the positions All this time the count was travwhich the Jeash after morning, early eling about Italy In a private car, stay- was from the infantry, which slipped ing at the most expensive hotels, giv attacked on several only to sectors," ing valuable presents to scores of meet with a fire from the galling people, unfailingly contributing gener- French rifles and machine guns. and to all charitable purposes ously Fighting. war relief. He fitted for himself elaboOften the opposing troops cams into rate offices in the chief Italian cities, d encounters. Several and engaged a numerous staff of Casethe Germans reached the times In servants, and secretaries agents, ' were mates each time but plateau, eluding a big Moor as valet. casuenormous driven back, suffering It was noted that the spectacular Calcount was highly eccentric ; but then, alties. Only at one point, on the to were able ifornia gam plateau, they it was argued, all wealthy people are .here the position is a and footing, or less to more be eccentric; likely and there was no doubt that the people stilL in dispute in a stubborn battle for who were most familiar with his opera supremacy. With the continued forward press of tions thought he was of perfectly sane Germans in the region of Zlochoff, the mind and a hlghfeSever Individual the Russian line on the front Galicia, min Where the had acquired his of south Brzezany is beginning to give sowas a mystery quite beyond wealth lution until after the whole plot was way, according to Berlin. The Sereth near Tarnopol has been exposed. Then everybody marveled at bridgehead reached the Germans, and at sevby as its well ingenuity, its simplicity as eral the points railway running from a one Cortese had two accomplices, to Kozowa has been taken. notary public and the other a poor Tarnopol The in Russians retreat have their devil from Como, who served his puron fire the town of Tarnopol and set pose because they bore remarkable to the east. Should the Ruslikeness to two Piedmontese automo- villages line sian immediately south of Brzebile magnates. Cortese carefully culgive way, it is probable that the zany tivated these resemblances, costuming Russians will be forced to retreat from with his and making up accomplices of Halicz. the region the greatest care to preserve the illuM. Kerensky, the Russian premier, sion. One of them was got up to resemble Signor Diatto of Turin, owner who probably commanded the Russian of an automobile factory, while the forces when they started their offen- other was the Image of Signor Dante sive in Galicia early in July, again has Ferrarls, manager of the Fiat Automo-- 1 &one to the fighting front, probably in an effort to cut down the disaffection bile company. among the troops. Two Spurious Financiers. Emperor William is reported to have Accompanied by them, Cortese would started for the eastern front. imI Auto Co d CIGAR AS OPIUM SUBSTITUTE Austro-Hungaria- - ou,...,, 0 to $800. Guaranteed flrst'clt" running condition-ea- sy tetma H wLcl!" ! right partlea. Write lor detailed list J,n1 ie,criPUsed Car tion, Dept., tionals--$25- Rhelms, the French have again given an exhibition of their tenacious ability at defense, like that which held the Germans back from Verdun; in the east the Russian, line In uallcia apparently Is crumbling by reason of the disaffection of some of the troops and the vicious assaults the Germans and pro-Germ- -- 50 iplendld uted French and Russian fronts continue the scenes of the greatest milLondon. neling into the house where the safe was deposited, and then of cutting the electrical connections in some cases anj switching off the current to' false ground wires in other cases in- such fashion that all danger would be avoided. When everything was ready, they pul their frlim into execution. They wore the most approved and effective gas masks, and were disguised in artful manner. At any rate they actually succeeded in blowing the safe, and although some of the gas mains were opened and the room filled with gas, their masks and oxygen tanks savSfi the operators. They were able to get away with a large proportion of the most incriminating documents. The whole performance was so engineered that the Italian authorities could not have been held responsible for it if there had been a fluke, or if the expected revelations had not been forthcoming. When the thing was finally accomplished and the Italian authorities held the papers, which proved a conspiracy had been carried on from Swiss soil, it was of course Italy, not Switzerland, that had the grievance, and the against Italy. necessity for secrecy was at an end. Expert Burglars Employed. The documents that wCre thus seThe story goes that when cured contained amazing revelations. observation had established be- Not only Mgr. Gerlach but other people yond reasonable question the character of only slightly less eminence, some of conwere of the operations that being whom had never been under suspicion ducted from the Austrian consulate in In Italy, were Involved. Mgr. Gerlach Zurich the Italian secret police decided escaped just in time to avoid arrest, not only that they would break up the though there has been suspicion in business but that they would make a some quarters that the Italian authoridesperate effort to get possession of ties, without actually conniving at his papers which would fix the guilt upon escape, were quite satisfied at not havagents in Italy. Accordingly, two high- ing him in their custody. A great ly expert safe blowers and bank rob- number of arrests followed, and it has go to a bank, commonly the most bers who were serving life terms in been apparent from developments reand influential institution in an Italian prison were made agents of cently that this nest of plotters had portant the community where he was operatthe secret police. been the headquarters of about all the ing, would have himself introduced by If the story as It is accepted and spies in Italy. them to the management of the bank, telieved in Italy is correct, these two A Swindler or a Spy? and would stand ;modestly by while diconwere criminals into taken expert rections were given to the bank offThe story of Count Luca Cortese, ference by the police. They proved, the icials that he should be provided with bogus Neapolitan nobleman who ns so many criminals in all the waron carried on an astounding series of such sums of mohey as he requiredindiwere carefully which conditions ring countries have proved, that in swindles, was very different. Count their somewhat irregular fashion they Cortese was money thus suparrested nominally for cated. Usually the in were just ns patriotic as people who the bank from was deposited a liftman bank out of $365. plied had managed to keep out of jail. They swindling was drawn, which it being As a matter of fact, It is very well convinced the authorities that they So perfect was the illusion that the could be trusted with a great. state understood that his operations amountwent on for many months before more ed to and his thing is vastly booty secret, and finally were promised their suspicion was Caroused despite the estimated at $1,250,000. freedom if go to Zurich, exoperations in which the spectacular Is much still There mystery about .. amine the Austrian consular establishwas notoriously wasting vast count the convinced case, many people being ment, and rob it of the documents that banks appeared not seri-that the count was in faclj an espionage sums were desired. to .concerned .themselves have ously officer the of and the enemy countries, The two expert safe blowers promptabout what was happening to the to him advanced funds under the ly accepted the commission. They were of frailds were somehow or other money they were advancing so freely. equipped with every detail of informa- guise or Berlin. He seems Invariably to have got all the tion that the police could glye them, provided by either Vienna to money he wanted without the slightest and provided with plenty, of money and The ItcAian government has refused I difficulty. on means to disguise themselves and their accept this view, and all comment the When been has case the police at last Investigated required studiously business. Then they went away to Zueven the suggestion that es- the case, and called upon Cortese to to avoid rich, took their own good time and did was involved. explain where he got his money, he s a patriotic job in safe blow- pionage convinced them that he really One of his first ventures was the ing that must be set down as unique. of a trust including practi was an intimate friend of the two aucreation They discovered that the coveted all the Italian dramatic interests. tomobile magnates. It is said that he and incriminating documents of the. cally unreasonable prices for con- even conceived and at times carried consulate were kept in a building ad- He paid of many concerns, and not only out the plan of getting himself into trol jacent to the consular establishment subsidized the companies but doubled association with the two genuine and not supposed to be occupied by it. salaries of actors, supplied ac- financiers in order that he might be It developed not only that the big the with expensive clothing and seen publicly with them. They of course tresses of state secrets was thus strong-boleased theaters for long runs, were quite ignorant of his purpose. jewelry, entirely separated from the consular bought newspapers, founded a new The Italian censorship has been inoffice, but that very ingenious methods house to bring out a dra- structed to suppress any hint at s espublishing had been adopted to prevent a robbery. matic review suited to his own special pionage and complicity on the part of Not only- - were electric burglar performances, negotiated the purchase the banks. Cortese and his two accomalarms installed but the room In which of Italian rights on foreign plays with plices have been arrested. It was asthe big safe stood was piped for as- the object of monopolizing their pro- sumed that a sensational trial would phyxiating gas in such fashion that in duction in Italy and encouraged play- follow in due course, but there were terference With the safe would open wrights to compose Italian plays and those who had doubts. They suspected the valves afid instantly fill the, place operas for him. that if the matter were- forced to a with gas.' It was necessary first for of himself with trial, Cortese would make revelations By way Ingratiating the burglars to learn all about this the moral sentiment of the community, as a result of which the scandal would method of protection so that they he was particularly strong for the widen. In partial confirmation of this might thwart It. moral regeneration of the stage. He view is a. recent cable dispatch which devoted much attention to projects of announced that Cortese would be tried Amazing Revelations Secured, The ingenuity of the expert cracks- this sort, winning the support of Influ- before a military tribunal. From this men was equal to the occasion. They ential Catholics by his projects for ex- It is inferred that there Is evidence peycloped ultimately a plan for tun cluding actors and actresses of dubi that he was a spy. New York Sun, . r1nte Prices The cigar Is doing a large part In the redemption of China. It is no un- common thing to see a native smoking his cheroot, which promises to the favor once bestowed on opium.enjoy The Import of cigars into various Chinese ports has been greatly on the Increase in the last few years, and now amounts to about $350,000 annually s Of this trade normally u through Hongkong. There has been a marked Increase In the quantity of Dutch-mad- e cigars used In South China and other portions of the Far East during the last year or more, where, for various reasons, Philippine cigars have been losing In favor. Previous to the outbreak of the war !n Europe considerable quantities of cheap cigars were sold In China and the Far East through German firms in Hongkong, and a German cigar factory was; operated in Hongkong for the manufacture of cheap cigars for the. Chinese trade and also for export to Europe. This factory Is still operated1 under Chinese control. four-fifth- Hand-to-han- d hand-to-han- CARRY A SIX-TO- BUILDING N Squad of 250 Soldiers Move Structure, 72 by 24 Feet, Without Aid of Any Machinery. Carrying a building, without the aid of machinery, or other equipi six-to- n ment, was one of the unusual tasks performed, by 250 North Dakota soldiers when they were on the Mexican bo- according to the Popular MechaMagazine. The frame structure that was moved housed the army Y. M. C. A. at Mercedes, Tex., and measured 72 by 24 feet. Because its site was undesirable, it was proposed to hire a contractor to move the structure to a new location, but the army engineers devised a plan by which the men themselves could perform the task and so save money. They estimated that with 250 soldiers helping, each would have to carry less than 50 pounds. Accordingly the building was well braced and Its walls provided with runners. Since there was BRITON ANSWERS MICHAELIS. no floor the men were stationed along Lloyd George Says Peace With Free all four walls,- Inside as well as out, each soldier standing next to a beam Germany Possible, Not Otherwise. At the word of London, David Lloyd George, the Inserted beneath. British premier, made a speech in command they lifted the building from London Saturday, which was in effect the ground and marched away with It, a reply to the recent reichstag ad- to a site 200 yards distant. dress of Chancellor Michaelis. That Bigger Demand for Fish. address, declared the British statesIn Great Britain in normal times man, showed Germany still in militant the consumption of fish averages more mood and still dominated by autocratthan pounds a head a year, ic ideas. and infants. Since children Including The entente could not make peace the war, and especially since the adwith a Germany so dominated, he de- - dvent of the Machiavellian clared, and would fight to the end estroying trawlers fishing In the North until the full liberty has been estab-Th- e sea, or making It nesessary to use, nshed. He predicted a speech in a them In the navy, the British public different tone from the German chan- now calls on Canada to supply the cellor before long. great deficiency of fish In the markets In connection with Englands ability of England. In view of this new dto hold out, the premier declared the emand, as well as the fact; that fish nations food supply for the 1917-1- 8 Is now an army ration, the superibeen ntendent of fisheries at Ottawa has had secured and period already that through the cultivation program sent out an urgent plea to the Can-at the supply for the following year adian fisherman to serve the nation would be increased. As to the ship- large, by compelling himself to fish ping situation, he said four times as two hours longer every day, addingon many ships as last year would be that, as there are 50,000 fishermen be turned out this year by Great Britain. the Atlantic coast alone, this wouldfisin equivalent to a dally Increase In this TRYING TO SAVE RUSSIA. hing of about 100,000 hours. being Is way the Canadian fisherman Men Behind Provisional Government called on to do his bit. Issue Appeal to People. Some Necessary Faults. Petrograd. The - provisional govIf you only would lv George, ernment has issued a proclamation to wou your poker club gambling, you jhe nation setting forth the seriousness of the situation, declaring that have a fault. w0D t ... But, my dear, look at all I Its first duty is to apply its whole to share ' intended I that night strength against the foreign foe and In defense of the administration 7 Well, George, I suppose it tron'J against anarchical and counter revolumonotonous trying to live up tionary attempts, and outlining Impo- get perfect husband rtant reforms throughout the country. Nonpatrlotlc. to Carranza to Contract Loan. dont speak Mexico City. The house of deputies Jeanette any more. .uj Mother Why, dearie, what Friday night approved a measure granting permission to President Car- matter? And poor little Jeanette ranza to contract a loan for 100,000,000 been ill, too. cm pesos to finance the new government Gladys Thats Just It, mother, went and had German measles. bank issue. rder, nics - fifty-eig- ht - . . |