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El Oriente Cigar Factory Is American Concern

Governor-Gen of Philippines Issues Important

Announcement

Walter E. Olsen & Co., Buy Largest Cigar Factory in Manila from Alien Property Custodian U. S.

The world famous El Oriante Cigar Factory of Manila, Philippine Islands has passed into American hands. The Alien Property Custodian announces its sale to Walter E. Olsen and Company.

that

'Dear Sir:

February 19, 1919.

At the request of Walter E Olsen Coul

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 2SKD, 1919.

HOW A BRITISH OFFICER STOLE A ZEPPELIN. SEVEN YEARS IN GERMANY ON A SECRET MISSION.

Among the records in the office of the German Aerial Service is an entry that notes the mysterious disappearance in 1015 of the largest Zeppelin existing at that time. The huge airship, it is re- carded, left her base on a bombing ex- pedition over the eastern part of Eng

and and, except for notes of her tight over the German border, nothing morn may be learned from German sources.

A few weeks after the airship's dis appearance with her commander and crew, the Brs, of five mysterious Victoria Cross awards was announced by the Bri tish War Office..

i

WHO CAUSED "THE WAR?.

EX-KAISER BLAMES-

FREEMASONS.

Cabling to the Chicago Daily News from Berlin, rid courier to London, Gordon Stiles, that journal'a special correspond. rent, says he has becu permitted to read letters written by the ex-Kaiser to. Dr. Schiemann, of the University of Berlin, from which he deduces that the former Emperor places the blame for the war on the Masonic fraternity, and declares that at one time the United States was ready ta quit. In his despatch Mr. Stiles says: Freemasonry caused the world war, according to the former Kaiser But for the armistice the war would have ended in a complete German victory, the refugee exruler also believes. Germany's defent, be says, was due to the evil machinations of the German Social Deinocrats. The occasion when the United States was Kaiser, was on January 1st, 1916, be cause of the terrible losses they were saf fering.

Dany, I beg to advise you that the El Oriente / equally mysterious British army ready to quit" according to the former

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From responsible authority it hus now been learned that the mysterious award of the Victoria Cross was to an and the incident connected with the was the theft of the German Zeppelin and her crew. The British officer, assigned to intelligence duly in Germany some months before, bad gained the confidence of the officers in charge of the raids on England and had left Germany as com-

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F Oriente Cigar Factory has been estab-Cigar Factory and business as a going ished since 1883 and it is well and favorably concern was sold by me, as representative known here. Every detail of manufacture, the Alien Property Custodian of the United from the cultivation and care of the tobacco, States, at public sale to the Walter E. to the clean and careful handling in the Olson Company, the highest bidder there most modern and sanitary factories, has been for. The sale has been confirmed by the carefully studied, with, the result that the Washington office of the Custodian and the products of the factory enjoy a world wide | Olsen Company has paid the purchase price.mander of the huge flying boat.

and is now in possession of, and operating, the factory and business: The Olsen Com- pany is a corperation organised under the laws of the Philippine Islands and all of its The stockholders are American citizens enemy interests should, therefore, be con sidered eliminated and the business entitled to the same consideration as ather American business,

Yours very truly. ($gd.) DOUGLAS MOFFAT,

Managing Director for the Philippine Islands..

a viable

reputation. The policy

the owners will be to main- the same high standard of Pas made, El. Oriente cigars a by-word for good smokes throughout this country. The warehouses of the company contain more worth of tobacco, than

three million pasca carefully selected and of the highest quality This in itself assures smokers of a mild uniform blend, that from a point of quality

unexcelled. And

aroma

The Governor-General of the Philippine Islands has sanctioned the issuance of the following statement, in order that the smok ing public of China may be pat in possession The Governor General, of the facts concerning the Oriente. Cigar Factory: Office of the Governor-General of The Philippine Islands

Manila Feb. 18 1819.

To whom it may concern:

abila 'I

hereby certify to the authenticity of the sigesture of Mr. Douglas M. Moffat Manag ing Director for the Philippine Islands of the Allen Property Custodian, on the eriginal of the above-quoted letter which is on file in this office I further certify that the records of the Division of

The story of his experiences in Ger many and the successful accomplishment of his tasks is even more thrilling, chun the recital of the bare facts would in- dicate And it was bis success in making of with the most modern of Zeppelins that went fur toward helping the British War Office to solve the problems presented by night bombing raids over the provincia towns of England.

For obvious reasons, the officer who relented the account of the enterprise withheld the name of the man who stole the airship. So incensed were the Ger man authorities over the disappearance. of the airship that it is possible some of those who were held responsible might seek him out and try to do him harm.,

One letter addressed to Dr. Schiemann by the ex-Kaiser said: Nothing would bave pleased him better than to bring about an alliance between England and Germany. It will interest you to learn that more than once Amerigt brought forward a plan for securing world peace by an Anglo-americua German alliance. But, according to the ex-Kaiser's letters. even while he was dreaming these happy dreams of a solution of all the world's disculties, the Freemasons of the world were plotting the downfall of the Fohen- zollern and Habsburg Houses. "The whole affair," he writes. was engineer- ed by the Grand Lodge of the Orient, to which President Wilson belongs."

That William still clings to his religious Professions appears in this quoted pas sage: To trust in God and keep one's faith is now more than ever the right thing to do. He has allowed these mon strous happenings, which, we cach, may ybe sure, serve His purpose. He will as suredly raise up again His poor bleeding her they have become chastened, and they will find their way to Him, praying for belp.

Seven years before the war bes, officer was assigned to intelliger Between that time and the day she dan

Moffat, managing director-for the Philippine | rights, and Truck, archives, Patents, Copy-ger of war became apparent, he had been world, and, the Germans with the rest.

The Governor-General of the Philippins Islands has received the following self- explanatory letter from Mr. Douglas M Islands of the Alien Property Custodian of

the United States of America:

United States of America the lien Property Custodian Office of the Managing Director in the Philip.

pines, Manila.

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the Philippine in Germany much of the time studying aircraft production and particularly the Needless development of the Zeppelin. to say, no German ever got an oppor tunity of learning who the student of air- craft design really was.

Government show that Walter E. Olsen and Company in Philippine corporation duly organised under the laws of the Philippine Islands and that all of its stockholders are citizens of the United States of America." By authority of the Governor-General. (Sgc) J. LIRWIN, Secretary to the Gov. Gen.

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was made to receive the raiding visitor with the proper sort of reception

The day war was declared, the officer enfisted in the German army. His

The airship was maneuvred and final- aptitude for airplane work and his seem

ly started toward the ground. She pass- ing willingness to put his shoulder to

ed through the fire of several guns and the, Kaiser's wheel soon gained for him the confidence of his immediate superNo troops were in the vicinity and the

landed in

an open feld near a small town.

Jors,

He worked tirelessly and with efficiency that was seldom seen-so the German off cers thought Occasionally, it is under- stood, be managed to delay important work. All the time he lived under strain of knowing that German Zeppelins were almost nightly raiding England' mall towns and that his own wife and in their home, in Essex, might children be killed.

But the British War Office had assigned the task to him and be plugged on. The Frightful strain never showed in his face. At any moment, he knew, some German intelligence

commander, telling his crew that the steering gear was broken, advised them to surrender. They agreed and a problem presented by the absence of British troope

was solved.

He fagched the men in military forna- tion along a road that he knew led to the village. On the way, an aged constable was encountered. He received the sur- render of the men and; the pseudo-Ger- man captain.

TOOK EXPEDITIONARY FORCE."'

Once in the village the constable led

in England acer who had been on duty his captives proudly to the post once.

might enter the Zeppelin plant and recognize him as a British offi- He would be denounced, tried by military court and shot.

cer:

Une

To the woman postmaster, be aangupeed- bis capture of a German expeditionary force,

Here he was interrupted by the com day, soon after he had demonstrat-mander of the Zeppelin. I'd like to tale- ed his expert knowledge of Zeppelins, he phone to my wife, said the latter. received an oportunity to try for a com mission. The German air service was being depleted rapidly and more oficers were needed.

He took the examination and

passed

He was complimented and

The commander was refused the request, but, after deliberation, the constable agreed to permit him to send a telegran While the telegram was being written, the constable made a great ceremony of dis

The army pat Dear by was notified of the landing of the great airship..

the rank of setenant him to working his prisoners.

lost an

His commission with even greater success. He had access to records and drawings, and he never

As soon as the disarming process wa memorizing opportunity of

im-completed, the Zeppelin commander and pertant details in Germany's plans for

But the tele his med were locked up. aerial development. So thoroughly bad his memory

een trained that. be was a gram to the commander's wife sent her hurrying to the telephone. She notified living encyclopædia of German aeronau- the commanding officer of the troops in tics. The most secret of the plans sooner Essex of the Zeppelin commander's iden or later passed before, him and ·were tity. photographed on his brain.

been

COMMISSIONED A CAPTAIN.

"When

were showered upon him by some of the be made bis 7eport Congratulations

thorough identification had been made, the officer was hurried to Lon- Again, for reasons best known to the don in an automobile. At the War Offe German officers, the British intelligence man was the recipient of honours,

You are hereby commissioned a cap-highest officers in the British army. tain in the Emperor's air service," said officer to him one day the commanding

..Thank

at bank you-and the All Fighest,” rehat nigh

Briton.

LEARNED GERMAN SECRETS.

"

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Meanwhile, the Zeppelin was being cared for. It was dismantled and taken TJILATJAP. to the British army's aircraft museum where men of the flying service made ex amination of its parts. Its engines were

TJILIWONG... taken down and inspected for new devices. Zeppacient to say that from that fying men thus ever knew before

officer's

work in

the German commander sent for bim. The two were closeted together for several hours in the commanding of felt he carried orders placing him in com learned more cer's quarters. When the British officer is

of a Zeppelin. Several Rights and cruises were, made before the of Germans felt that the new taptain could

be

than

the Bay

that

Practical German ritish

It Was the

his discoveries in

• Zepped with the command of the finest reponized the air

the old Count had yet designed. Officers who had been on murdering expeditions over England showed him how the bomb releases worked and gave bim tips on sit current an England's craft batteries located along coast.

to

across the Ger-

England. Up to that time, the military authorities had depended solely upon listening posts and airplanes for driving raiding Zeppeling. With the data the British were able to devise new methods of coping with the menace.

The intelligence officer related the great fear of German Zeppelin commanders that some thoughtful Briton would realize that the British airplanes could not climb quickly enough and that fast climbing airplanes were needed as well as an in flammable bullet

.: 124 TIPE "GET BESTLT,

Then came orders for the new captain to undertake his first bombing expedition He was ordered to try over England. for munitions planta, A score of high German officers bade him goodbye and saw

it that Germany's 1

largest Zeppelin got without proceeded We Zeppelin man border and began her flight across the Both the fast climbing airplane and North Sea. A thick fog blanketed the the inflammable bullet were perfected surface, of the water and no lights were The next Zeppelin that tried to drop visible. Navigation was done by compass bombs in England was brought down in alone. At a high altitude, the airship

famés arrived directly over the shores of Eng land:

The

DROPPED NO BOMBS,

The Germans next tried the silent engine," which was nothing more or less than drifting over England with the Restraining bis crew of impatient Ger engines silenced. That proved unsuccess mans, who wished to leave a trail of unoke fui on the first attempt: The Zeppelins, and Bame beneath them, the British five in number, drifted over England at cer: continued to guide the craft toward night the centre of Essex The fog lifted sud-ight were still there the next day be denly and a group of lighte in familiar use the engines had frozen

crews were unable to start them. The formation told him that he had arrived five continued drifting Over France they at his destination. -,

to be attacked by French and Meanwhile, nes of the the ERA HAN V

and brought down in flames, by

rival betrayed

and the

Zeppelin's ar tish the whirrland roar Delthe last time the Germant

of bor engines, was reported by the listen tried to loss bombs down on women and ing post commanders., on the ground akildren, and it was the pervé and re- below. Anti-aircraft batteries in the

Mourcefulness of the British army officer vicinity were manned and preparation that spoiled their carefully arranged

(Continued as foot of next oalumn.)

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