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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK-PUILADELPHIA', WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918
OTO TAKEN
TITLED SPY
teisinger, Daughter
wer Busch, Posed
i "txraii nAi,f
w
SHE KNOWS HIM
M
tfo rw yorit, aiarcn .a.
7Httn. of Mrs. Kdme Itelslngcr,
o ths late Adolphus Busch, i.t
tils, nd widow of Hiiro Ilelslngcr,
i-llfcvT York and Berlin, was today
t into the caso which resulted In
?rrest ot two titled men nnd two
and presidential orders for their
tlon to Europe as alleged spies.
'AifphbtOKraph showing Mrs. Kelslngor
I'k'ffjendly pos with Count Hobcrt I)e
ont, on of the four alleged spies
the cause, of her namo being brought
ilk. case. The photograph was taltcn
iM.'Ipiffh vtftmiik sttlrtlrfv anrl fa rt-u.A
rci
I'thO samo manner as the published
Otegtaph of tho Count nnd Mme
Ksabeth Charlotto Mix, who linn ad-
tiltted receiving J3000 from former fler.
n" Embassador Von Bernsttrff.
Xitrsl. Itelslnger seemed greatly per-
Nfbeif when Informed that a photograph
ptf. herself and Count Va Clalrmont was
'the' hands nf Department of Justlcn
j Mtelaln, but she explained lu.w she had
fmet the Count and how 'greatly aston-
jfahed.she had been to learn of his arrest
KUnd the charge against him.
."I was horrified to learn that Count
Clalrmont had been arrested," said
rfra YlalatntrAi "lift wan n rliarnilnp
fwron 'who enjoyed the highest connec-
Ettonfc. Ho was a. close friend of General
FTtadltiuet, a hero of the Marne, nnd In-
rtroduced me to lilin last summer. The
'count was a closo friend and nssoolato
frtf'tlie Duke and Duchess Do Wchellcu,
ttsai ot course, ai my nomo ne met many
erraan-Amerlcans or the highest stand-
nr.'. Therefore, I am firmly convinced
he government has made a mlstalio lu
arresting him.
'I "I was at the nhotogranher's mm
jt.flernoon having my plcturo taken tv hen
Mine, Count camo In. He insisted on
Fbelnir taken with me and, although t
I protested', It did no good. Ho sat close
oesiae ine tuiu saw no wouiu Keep inn
picture always. Now I realize that It
Was an Imprudent thing for mo to
permit.
, "I, liked tho Count very much and
ften went to dinner and to dances with
-MOV and he came to my home fre
quently. Never did he say anything
? to me about espionage, nnd I never sua
f)iCted,hlm of such a. thing. Ho always
appeared to bo a patriotic Frenchman,
i heart and soul for France. I never
i Mked him why ho did not go back to
Jflnht for France."
j'WTMrs. Itelslnger admitted having met
Mme! Nix, who was Introduced to her
L by" the Count, but recently, she said, he
Etold her, she must have nothing further
fte'doftJUj Mmc. Nix.
,; snortty alter tno united states cn
' tered jth. war Government olllclals, In
S.-archVoTiVvlreless plants here, dlscov-
fr4 Iant In tho home of Mrs. Ilclsln-
Iftr. It was explained at tho time, that
bfbe knew; nothing of tho apparatus and
ttnat It hadbeen Installed by a butler
who Was studying wireless telegraphy
I Without her knowledge.
I' ''Information obtained by tho Dcoart-
t sbc justice tnrougn tho nrrest ot
Tilrklsh beauty, Mine. Stolen, and
itnree confidantes, has cleared tm a
obit. (Which has been puzzling Govcrn-
Jwsnt officials for a long time.
y'The point In question Is the manner
In which representatives of the Ger-
nn Government have been able tn
I transmit Information to Berlin, but Se-
eret Service officials havo refused to
reveal it at this time. It Is permissible
to. say, however, that tho method will
. Jtot bq.used again
, fi Anatl
'Another thing the case has demon
strated to Government officials, it Is
ald Is the value of a certain amount
f 'publicity. Slnco the story of Mmc.
Wore! was made public tho authorities
fcave received valuable information from
readers of newspapers who aro eager
nd willing to assist In btamulnc out
the airman spy system
M OPERATORS LICENSED
sttc Codo Causes Rush in Sev
J!
eral Counties
rliburc, March 20. Tho State In
kt Board's new code of rules for
Hon of motion-picture machines
j Inflammable films has caused a
br ltcensese In a number ot coun-
the State.
code provides that no operator
i Jess than eighteen years old and
he must have a license from u.
oard or oureau created bv law
llnance to Issue licenses for the
utar town m wnicn he resides or
kaa made application to tho De
ent of Labor and Industry and
tern licensed after an examlnn.
BThe license must be displayed in
ouu
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CHAIN PLANS CURFEW
hi' ..
I.-2TJI
."'i
ees to Close All Public Places
at 0:30 P. M.
kdan, March 20. A proposal ot
Boirernment to closo all places of
tient and restaurants at 3:30 p.
i Xondon and south England for
ose of saving coal receives the
rt'of tho Times, provided it Is
to tno wholo country and
plan, which is known as tho
oraer," nao the Incidental ad.
tot lessening the risk from air
Frnad is likely to bo adopted
BLED BY NEW LAW
Wonders When It Will
m Local Option Question
m, Jf. J., March 20. Question
raised as to whether under
loeal-ontlon law Tlrldrrton will
Lia Vote on the license question
jrcurB, as proviaea oy tne
fitir the new Uw, which ex-
wmi nil I4WB in cunnicc
s repeaiea.
new law ine signatures of
nf fill VnlkFH aiA CAM.llM-J
i local option at any general
pi v per cent at any special
lira years must elapse
litlAn nan Via &!
V v.t.vsva mi o iV)V4 VII
wnder tho charter Opinion
vu ino iuiier.
DIE IN FLAMES .
, Victims Buried in One
at Trenton
,t0 Three small chll-
ARGENTINE EMBASSY
STAFF ROUTS THIEVES
Homo of U. S. Representative nt
. Buenos Aires Entered Ono
Burglar Shot
llurnot Alren, March !0. Three
burglars who entered the home of Fred
erick J. Stlmson, United States Ambas
sador to Argentina, early today were
routed when fired upon by Kcrvnnts.
The Intruders, who were trilne to
force the dining-room door, abandoned i
their tools and lanterns In their flight. '
Tho Stlmson family was asleep when
the buiglars wero discovered.
The pollco found an unidentified man
In the neighborhood who had been
wounded In the leg
Stlmson conferred with tho chief of
pollco regarding the Incident.
CLARK PREDICTS LONG
SESSION OF CONGRESS
Veteran Speaker Believes
Present Sitting Will Hold
Until September
WniMnrlon, March CO
Congresi will not adjourn until Sep.
tcniber, Speaker Champ flark, of the
House, predicted todiy. Tho f'laik pre.
diction on adjournment In view of the
Speaker's twenty-odd jears of tervlcc
In tho House, has been looked upon for
many years as more rellnblo than that
of any other member.
Tho present disposition to dawdle, and
the Imposing stack of important legis
lation remaining tn bo pawed upon
will bo responsible for tho lato adjourn
ment. Asldo from tho rnllro.nl bill,
Congiers has p.isscd cr.v little Inipor
tantwar legislation thus for this season.
Caught In the present legMatlio Jam
aro more thin a score of bills which
Administration leadens Insist aie ur
gently needed for the efficient protceu
lion ot the war. The war fluanco cor
poration bill probably will be signed
by tho Tresldent within tho next two
weeks. After this bill has been llnally
passed, the Congress must art on thwe.
among other measures, before final .id.
Journmeut:
A bill authorizing new bond Issues,
which must be passed before March
:0, necordlne to Claude Kltchln,
majority leader nf tho lbiuse.
Important draft legl-latlon, with
out which I'rovoit Marshall (1enrr.il
Crowder says he cannot go ahead with
plana for the second draft;
An omnibus water power measure,
recommended by President Wilson In
his messago as lniperatlely neces
h.iry to permit tho full utilization ot
hydro-eleotrlr powrr for tho manufac
ture of war supplies.
The Baer bill to supply seed and
feed to fanneiH on credit, whow ado
ratcH liavn secured n sprcUl iiiIp for
Its consideration, InMstlnw that It
must b iipprood Immediately if food
production is not to surfer.
Virtually all the big appropriation
bills, Including th' army and navy
bills, which must be written into Isw
before Juno 30, when tho next flsoul
ea,r begin".
Tim (Hirman bill demanded by
President WIIou beforo he will un
dertako n reorganization of thn w.ir
murliltin to secure maximum eitlrlenry.
The J5n.noo.ooa housing bill to fur
nish housing facilities for workers at
war supply plants, whoso passngo Is
essential, labor leadem say, to In
creasing munition and equipment pio
duetlon. Compulsory food conservation legis
lation, which Kood Administrator
Hoover says Is necessary to permit
tho L'nlted States to supply tho food
demands of the Allleu.
A comprehensive price-fixing bill en
trusted to Chairman Lever, of tho
House. Agricultural Committee, by
President Wilson with a request for
Its speedv enactment
In addition to these there are scores
of bills authorizing certain reorganiza
tions in tho military and naval service
which are supported by tho war and
navy departments. A continuation of
tho prcbent policy of "close scrutiny"
of all legislation by Congress would
seem to indicate that adjournment could
not bo reached until lato lu the fall,
but leaders expect that In the lato sum
mer, with tho elections approaching, a
roverso policy will be adopted
Camden Man to Testify
Trenton, March 20 William C Coirs,
nf Camden, has been directed by Jus
tice. Trenchard, of tho .Supreme Court,
to testify before a special master In
Camden In tho proceedings Instituted
In Philadelphia by Frederick C. Illghter
against Charles K. Parry. When the
New Jersey special master was directed
by the Philadelphia tribunal to take
the testimony from Coles the latter re
fused to appear.
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DECLARES BLOW AT FRANCE
HUNS' MOST LOGICAL MOVE
German Leaders Likely to Follow Oft-Tried
Plan of Concentrating Whole Force in
Terrific Smash, Writer Says
, By KARL II. VON WIEGAND
ftifernaffoiini .Veiea Service HlafJ Correspondent
ew York, JIarcli -0.
GURMAN'Y will next strike nt France,
it strike sho docs. All Indications!
point to that, nnd It Is tho next logical '
moo for her to make.
It has been tho policy nnd Urategy I
of tho German general staff, as I ob- '
served It at closo hand during the war.
to do only one
hlg thing nt u
time, tn concen-
tiato upon that
and endeavor to
do that well. In
that resnect there
was n strong con-
trast between the
(ierman and the I
Allied military
strategy.
flcrmany f.rrt
smashed through 4
Helgium. Sho then
turned to tho
cast to try to
savo the Aus
trlans, hut camo
too late, nnd both
the (iermans and
On trim erkic
i. vi't . i ftv iv ttffMvn Austrian
were
forced to fall
b.i'l. frnni fvangorod lllndenburg an
swered In driving the Itusslans out of
Hast Prussia
In May nf tho ramo year (1015)
MarUensen swashed through tho Itus
slan front at Tarnnw and l oiled up tho
Husslan llne It proved to bo the
rolar plexus blow for the Itusslins The
famous "steam mllei" was mushed as
with giant sledgehammers Later the
Austrlans and (Sermnns concentrated
on another undei taking. I'nder MacKen-
ten llirv smashed thioiigh Serbia
lUtmner or tne samn jear mo viurni.in
geneial staff concentrated upon defeno
against the British and French offensive
on the Sommo
In 1917 the Herman general staff had
Its hands full standing ort tho British
and French In their second offensive on
tho Scarpe. lllndenburg fell back to tho
"Siegfried line." a distance ranging from
threo to twelvo miles. Tho Germans
then shifted their weight to hold the
British offensive In Flanders. They
made fnlso prophets out of thoso who
predicted that Zechrugge, tho German
"L'-boat nest," would fooii bo In British
hands.
Willi the offenslvo south ot Arras and
in Flanders ill un end, the German gen
eral staff ioll.ibor.ited with Hie Austrian
general staff on tho ne.xt Joint "big
Job" The Joint oiTenslvo against Italy
followed, with tho disastrous effect to
tho Italians still fresh In tho mind of the
public. The Italians wero reported to
have lost more than 250,000 men lu dead,
wounded or prisoners, 2700 guns Hnd
other material, not tn mention Fcveral
million buliels ot wheat.
Tim separate peace with Ilussla forces
rtumanla Info peace. It clips off 900
miles from the fiont ot the Central
Powers. Italy Is not out of it yet, but
badly crippled.
A blow at Franco Is tho next logical
move for tho Gentians. Tho answer of
President Wilson and tho Allies to the
rtelebsinc stieech of Count on Hertllnc.
If warlike, will furnish tho necessary j
moral and psychological background In
Germany for such an offensive.
Must Have People's Harking I
The fact that the German Govern-1
ment may or may not be slncero In
peace moves does not outer Into tho
question for the Germans. It must be
borno in mind that they consider that
their Government Is slncero even If the
people of America and tho Allies do not,
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Von "Wlegand saw more of tho
great battles In this wnr from tho
German and Austrian side than
nny other American correspondent.
Ho was In tho Winter Masurian
Lake battles, nt 1'izmys!, In the
fourth Isonzo battle. In tho great
Champagne battlo nnd in tho bat
tles on tlio b'otnmo during tho great
Anglo-1'rencli offenslvo in 191G,
Just as wo know President Wilson to be
slncero In the Ideals and principles he
linn set and the Hermans charge him
Ith Insincerity.
Tho iry general Impression In our
country is tliat public opinion In Ger-
many has no Influence upon the Govern-
mem. it is true mat It lias not any
where near the iiillmncc that public
opinion has In America. Hut tho view
that It Is wholly a negligible, (piantlty
to which the (ierman Government pass
no attention wiiatever Is crv erioneous.
The very fact that even tho powerful
general staff must needs havo a certain
psj etiological barkgiound at homo for
Its military Initiatives on n large rcale,
Hiid the i iov eminent takes nil possible
diplomatic nnd political advantago to
prepato such a popular hackgioiind, cer
tainly Is evidence to the contrary.
I. apt summer the German general
staff rould lint possibly havo Initiated
an offensive In the west The temper
of the public mind would not havo per
muted It or would certainly have irn
dered It a f.illuie
in MMcinlift. Mil, noin lllndenburg
and l.udendoiff told me that their pro-
fronts imtlc un
tho spring of 111" The Husslan revolu
tion Kiideted that plan futile
lllndenlniig teniarked to me at the
time: "Wo want nothing of Flame. Tho
French should bo glad that we aro will
Ing to glvo them back what wo aro oc
rupring without them demanding Alsace
Lorraine." Slnco then have come tho Husslan rev-
. n.rlUr iitntiu ul tli.it tllttn (ltd tlOt COIl-
nnd Humanla, It Is not so certain that
.lllndenburg nnd Ludendorft have not
changed their minds In regard to France
should they make a drive against France
and have a measure ot success.
The temper of tho German public mind
also has changed. Any demands In the
west made by Germany nfter a drive
there, the success of which may seem
ever so Improbable, yet remains a possi
bility, would be Justified by the claim
that peace had been offered before the
offensive, rejected, and that the German
people were entitled to some compensa
tion for ast expenditures In blood and
money mndo Inevitable by tho attitude
of America and the Allies.
This must not be construed Into an ar
gument that President Wilson should ac
ccpt Hertllng's willingness to discuss
peace on the basis of Mr. Wilson's four
fundamental principles. That Is n mat
ter for the President to decide. I am
merely explaining tho German framo of
tnlnd. Its methods of reasoning.
Further light Is thrown upon the Gen
man "thinking" about an offensive In
tho west by Lieutenant Colonel von
Hneften. Uo Is In charge of the "mili
tary department" In the Foreign Office
nnd Is the "connecting link" between tho
Chancellor and tho Foreign Secretary
and tho grand general staff. Ho himself
Is a member of tho gencrnl staff nnd
one of its most notnblo historians.
Whatovrr may bo charged against
Germany and against some of Its mili
tary leaders, Lleutennnt Colonel on
Hneften was ono of the finest nnd most
honorable oltlcers I havo met In the
army of nny country. That Is tho tes
tlmony of every American correspond
ent In Germany. He never stooped to
evasion He never attempted to palm
off propaganda for news. Ills working
pollcv with the war correspondent was,
"1 trust joii, you trust me" It was a
good pollc).
Keeps t.udendnrff Poted
It was one of Von Haeften's duties to
keep Ludendorft closely In touch with
tho diplomatic and political phases of
the war and keep him posted on popu
lar sentiment In Germany.
lu dl'cusslng the possibilities of an
offenslvo lu tho west after tho Russian
collapse. on Haeftcu remnrued to me
it few dn.vs before I left Berlin:
"In the state of our public mind an
offensive In the west could lie Justified
onlv with
' Kit st That the Allies demanded Ger
man trritoiv or presented oilier Hnns
unae ptablo or declined to discuss peace
at all with us.
"Second The ginnd general staff
would havo tm bo satisfied that such an
offenslvo had nasonable chances of suc
cess in tho west.
"Tlilid. That sucec-s would quickly
bring the war tn all ind through the
collapse of Fiance.
"Those tin eo reasons alone could jus
tify tho minds of the (ierman people to
thn terrible sacrifices In human llfo that
such an offensive would make Inevitable."
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1917, on file st the roatofflee of Phila
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ltomn, 20 marzo,
Js'otlzle glunte dalla fronte, confer
mate da nuantn ha coinunlcato II Quar-
tlcr Generals Itallano, recano cho le
azlont dl nrtlgllcrla contlnuauo Intense
lungo lo Unco (ho sl cstendono sulle
montugnc. Dctlo azlonl dl artlcllerla
dlvennero ppesso vlolqnto nclla reglone
ui .Motuoiio riuscenao, cosr, n, paranz
zaro le operazlonl mllltarl degll austro
tedeschl. Vlvncl fbtplll ill nrtli-llprln. sl nnnn
avutl o contlntiano lungo II basso corso
del PiavQ o precisamento da zenson al
mare.
Le pattuglle Italian? ed I rlpartl d'ln-
rllrslotiA. nnrrnntl lielt.L Vatle nrttl.
rlusclrotio a catturato un certo numcro
dl prlglonlerl.
L'nttlvlta' acrra contlniia nhhistanza
Intensa da nmbo le parti lungo quasi
tutto II fronte Iltiranto vnrll combat
thnentl nerd, svoltesi lerl i'allro, selte
aeroplanl nemlel furoiio abbattutl,
Dl rpiestl aeroplanl due furono abbat
tutl dagll aviatorl Itallanl, due dal
francos! o trr dagll aviatorl Ingles!.
l'cco II testo del romtmlcato lifflclale
pubbllcito, lerl, dal Mlulstero della
Guerra In Homa
Frerpientl scambl i nrtlgllcrla sl
soiio verlllcatl da Zetison, sul medio
corso del Piave, al mare
Vlvacl azlonl da parte dell'artlgll
erla sl sono avuto nella reglone dl
Montello.
Nella Vnlle Ornlc furono citturatl
iilcuul pilglonlcil
SVttn iieioplanl iirmlcl sono stall ab
battutl durante la gloruat.i d lerl.
Iiuo furono nblMttntl dagll Itallanl,
duo dal francesl o tie igli Inglesi,
lu Informuzlonl glume al Comando
Itallano sl npprendo ihe, durante I
lecentl trnsferlnuiitl ill truppn neile
retmvle nemiclie, gravl, conillttl nono
avvemiti tta 1 legglmentl dl varle ra.e.
L'n tlplco eplsodlo si veiliko' n. Assling
quando uu dlstaccamento ill truiipe
germanlchc sl Incontro' con I soldatl del
2Cmo battagllono del ITino legglmento,
composto Interamente da elcmentl slavl,
1 quail cantavano I loro Innl uazlouall.
. I tedctchl comlnclarono ad Insultaro gll
in a suit is a pledge of
to look for, a big thing
slavl e no segul' Una furlosa mlschla.
Altro truppo furonon Immedlatamento
Invlate sul posto o gll slavl, sopraffatll.
furono postl In vagonl ed Invlatl al
fronto sotto la scoria dl guardlo tcdeschc.
In merlto ad alcuno false vocl rl
guardnntl trattatlvo dl pace da parte
degll Alleatl con gll Imperl Centrnll, o
stato pubbllcato II seguento annunzlo
ufllclalc:
"II Mlnlstero dell'Interno ha Istrulto
I Prcfcttl dl Invcstlgaro I'orlglue dl certl
rumorl, nssolutamento falsi, rlguardo
una solleclta pace o dl prendero gll op
portunl provvedlmentl contro coloro che
fecero nasccre e clrcolare dettl rumorl,
I quail sl ha raglono dl credere costl
tulscono uni dello sollte manovro del
nemleo." i
1 a fnL- i.n.l nn.ln tn rim fSCeVSnO
credere "che 11 Presldente Wilson era
nnsloso dl ragglungcre una immeaiaia
n.n- n nll.lllnnlln .ntO ConOStantC
I'HVO uu.uiiuu v".-.. -
che le ocl npparlvnno dl una assurdlta
Indlscutlblle, purtuttavla parecclile per
sona ritenevano rno i iosse iiumcne
cosa dl vero. Slmlll rumorl sl erlfl
carono auchc In Londra.
Duo nvlatorl amcrlcanl Innno com
pluto un volo da Foggla a Homa, co
prendo 11 pcrcorso ill Sl! mlglla In 1GS
inlnutl.
rill n.il.ln.l BAnM 11 mnirirln.ii Tll'fln.
viii Nimiuii nuiiu .....Mr."" ..rf...
che funzlono' da pllota, ed II Capltano
frost, tcno lece da osscrvuiorc.
fl.e lesion! rlportato dal Capltano Flo
rello K. La Guardlo, In segulto ad un
accldento cnpltatogll durante una In
cursions neiea, conslstono In leslonl
nH'nnca sinistra con llevo compllcazlone,
o dovrn ilmnncro In rlposo per qualche
settlmana nticorn.
Charles Carroll, su proposta del Ge
neralo Diaz, e' stato Inslgnlto rfclla
madaglla d'nrgento al valor mllltnrc per
nttl dl vnlere romplutl presso la llnr.i (11
fuoco sul Plave, lo scorso novembre, du
ranto II lavoto delta sezlonc della Ciocc
Ror.i Americana.
Atirho II niaggloro Howell ed II Ca
pltiino Wllklns, della conimlsslonoperma
nento della Croco Ilosa Americana In
Italia, sono stall cgualmcnto decoratl
con la mednglla al valor milltare.
COM IT A TO PROP A GA NDA
"PRO-IT ALIA"
nicevlatno e pubhllchlamo:
III mo Signor Dlrettore.
Lu preghlamo liorlaie n c onn cei.a
del lettnrl del silo preglato glornale die
II Comltato PropaganiU Pro Italia,
formnlnsl ml liilziatlva delta Loggia
Mnssnnlca Roma, d'.ucotdo colIn Au
trrlta' ('onsolari Itallune per quanto
rlguarda le modallta' o I tnezzl per
respllcazlone del complto assuutosl, lia
decisif dl Invjtnre I president delle
asoclazlonl. I Veuerabilf di Loggn e I
prlvatl nd una ilunlone cho avrn' luogo
II glorno 'Jl Marzo alio oro fi;10 p in
nella sedn del Tailor's Club, N. 1230
So. 13th slreet per U pcelta deflnltlv.i
del Comltato del quale possono far
parto tuttl quel coniiazinuall cho lo n.
gllono p cho deslderano cooperare col
priiuo nucleo del Comltato stesso al
this a
to find
Marx
successo dello nrml Italians e alia solu
zlono del probleml cho dalla guerra
hannn orlglne.
II Comltato conflda che, trattandosl dl
opera altnmcnto patrlottlca, estranea
completntnente a lotto dl partltl o m
oplnlnnl, tuttl vorranno rlspondcro con
cntuslasmo nU'appcllo loro'rlvollo,
Tulte le nssoclazlonl che deslderano'
tnegllo conosccre gll scopl del Comltato
o vogllono esscro lllumlnatl sul mlgllor
modo dl reallzznre dettl bcopI possono
rlvolgersl nl Comltato stcsso 11 quale In.
cnrlchera uno del suol membrl dl parlare
In seno all'assoclazlone lllustrando I fn
(fella guerra d'ltalla,
Qualunquo comunlcazlono per II Coml
tato Propaganda Pro Italia, puo essert
dlretta alia sua eedo n, 1180 So. loth
street.
ACCUSED AS SLACKER,
ASKS $30,000 IN SUIT
Citcular Used in Y. M. C. A. Fund
Drive nt Mount Union Results
in Libel Action
lliinllnitdnn, Va., March 20. O. U
Hlleman, a prominent merchant of
Mount Union, has lirought action of libel
against seven well-known buslneji
men of thnt town, Lavvrenco N, Crura
,T. Donald Appleby, Alton Fields, George
W, Hadle, C. 11. Oswalt, G, Peduzzl nnd
H. V. Wlke.
The suit grows out of a printed clr
riitar Issued nt tho time of the recent
V. M C. A. wnr drive, nssertlng that
Mr. Hlleman had Insulted two women
canvassers for nnd had refused to con.
tribute lo thn Red Cross and calilni
on all true Americans to cease patronlz.
Ing him
Mr. Hlleman alleges that the charraa
tmiilo against him wero false and that
the publication of tho clrculir Injured
his business nnd reputation to the ex
tent of 10,000. Ho claims triple dam.
ages of 30,000. '"
Mr. t'rtim Is u candidate for Assembly
on the Republican ticket '
TWO IN ARMY SCANDAL"
Cttplain and Civilian Accused of De.
mnrtdinK Contract Commissions
Battle Creek. Mlrh., March 20 On a
(h.ugo of attempting to defiaud the Gov
eminent, Cajttaln Ralph Plllliiger. of
Chicago, construction quartermaster nt
Camp Custer base hospital, and Ralph
Windhorst, a dilllan, were arraigned
hero before l'nlted Suites Circuit Court
Commissioner Clark. Their examlnn
tlon was set for March ;;. The de
fendants announced that they expected
lo furnlh tho $10,000 ball,
Tlio charge made by tho Department
of .lustlce Is that Windhorst demanded
comml-lons on contracts for supplies,
nnd that Captain Pllllnger was Involved
in tho alleged graft.
W. If. .Smith, agent for the Depart,
ment of .lustlie, nnnounccd that more
arrests probably will be mado.
I
atft in Hamilton town
in' a single coffin In
nere. Tney wera
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