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HONOLULU INDIGNANT
LENIENCY
Majority of Comments Indicate Local Men .Think ."Plotter
Should Have Been Sent to JaH-rReported Rodiek is Comtng
' Back -to" Reorganize Hackfeld & Co. Conviction Carries
; Loss of Citizenship
If 'expressions
Honolrilu is indignant at the leniency: shown Georg Rodiek by
hn rofal rnirt in San Francisco. With few exceptions, every
persons seen by-Star-Bulletin
beenlet off too easily; some
majority -ere of -the opinion,
Rodiek'a
conviction ana
sentence
carry with mem
loss of American
citizenship. It was. stated today la le
gal circles, Rodiek has already oeen
droroed from thejroils or ine racuic
Quo; he U under fire to the Commer
cial r'" but so far no move.caa oeen
, madexpel tlm from the chamber
of commerce.'" 5r''
' Former .Governor George Carter
declared that he had been told in Ban
. iTrandsco that Rodiek Intends to re-
- turn here and reorganize Hacxieia
' r Co. at a purely American; Institution.
How this can be done with Rodiek do
prlved of his rights of citizenship is
a matter of speculation.";.. ; :
' Some bt the comments heard reU
: tlve 'to Rodiek'a light sentence follow:
i RICHARD TRENT, Trent Trust Co.:
The .history of this war clearly
u prores that every German, regardless
of how good a citizen he was before
-the warin a potential If not an ac
tive enemy of this country, and as
snch- should be locked up untU the
. war Is -ended. - Georg Rodiek Is a
-. member if the latter class, and I can
. see no - reason why he should not be
behind "the bairs. 1 ' also can not see
why any of the local clubs should he&i
tate for an Instant over the'qucstlon of
dropping him from membership;
DEPUTY"- SHERIFF JULIUS ASCI! :
, If Georg Rodiek la guilty of the things
. to which he " confessed and to which
th evidence , boints he- certalni
' ihould not be given his liberty and
the ilQSW fine was far too- email '
T. II. PETRIE, Castle tt Cooke: Ro
dlek'scntence was wuch'mtlder than
I thouht U was going to be. ; , r
i. j J. LEWIS, JR Bank, of Hawaii:
' I haven't evea considered whether Ro
dieks sentence was too light or . toa
-heavy and therefore am not in a post
tion to express an opinion,' " : : ; ; . S.
- MAYOR JOSEPH-J. FER:. It
. should have been a fine of JIOO.OOO.
Rodiek is a rich man and could pay
that easily; I should think.' : .1;
JACK MILTON, Trent Trust Co.; I
'was snrprised that he was let off so
easily. I thought it would be prison
- . sentence sure, xl .. ' i, ., ..Vi 'a- '
- J. ICS' A- RATH; If the t statutl
cov ?.g the- Rodiek case said ?flni
and iririsotmenf I do not see ho
& fine alone' could be imposed. I have
heard nothing but disgust expressed
at the Imposition of a fine and not a
iall eentenlSe. ':.:v- ' ' ',
':' JUDGE HARRY IRWIN: -The sen
tence given , Georg Rodiek was alto
gether too lenient It not only causes
'- the enemy to hold us In contempt but
also, as you might, say, acts as a spur
' for future, similar deeds. I am ! cer
tainly sorry that he did cot teceive a
stiff Jail sentence,-..-. 'i;'-;-j: "--V
: JOHN W. CATHCART; - The San
Francisco Judge who sentenced Rodiek
must have known what he was doing.
How. can the: laymen, here be c the
iudsres ;0f what -transpired so ., far
away?.. rv : " ""' '
CliARLES "x CHILLlNGWORTH: i,
think he got 6ft easy.- ,
1 'L. rULLARD Leo: If I were Georj
Rodiek'I wouldnTwant to come bacs
' to Honolulu.-,, ; ..' ',,.; .' r. .
CHATLES; KING: If : Mr. Shingle
'was ttLpoenaed he cannot' be blamed
for testifying to the Rodiek triaL .: He
could ionly answer the auestlont asked
t nrrrncmrE JL E CARTER: Ya
.couldn't print, my opinion?
". V DB,jKUHNS:at's what you might
:' expect. V -i'' ;V".- "f;
V' ' MAXCOLiI :s A. FRANKLIN: Some
k people go deaf dumb and blind when
they eee a dollar. But I cannot com
ciet on the Rodiek sentence because
I am a federal officlaL -;-. -r-."
; V IOSTMASTER MacADAM: If Iha
' lived here longer I might want to say
" something.. w! " .'.'' 'f.-r
; ; ilany; other spoke vehemently, hut
'refused "to be cuoted.
GEORGE W. SMITH: No penalty
'Is too sCTere for a man who has been
as treacherous as Georg Rodiek has to
- onnnttn'J 'Tor two- VMrMihn'' hit
k ; ; plotted ealnst;the;AUies,.and .In ao.
United Statfs and Indlcetly, If not dt
recti r, tls, friends. and bttstnesaa8SO
' C - cl-' 'Vn Honolulu. , '...'.'
' JAM H, McINERNY: ' The rea
! ; son given by the San Francisco judge
for-lining Georg Rodiek; only 10,0(Mi
Is to my mind Just the reason s why
Rodiek should "have been given thi
- . maximum penalty. , It Is Just because
- ' he is a gentleman and a man of brains
v that his plea of ignorance sounds Uki
; a farce; The HtUe fine of I0,000 is
, - ehtrely out of proportion to the crime.
and I look upon the sentence as one
of the greatest miscarriages of Justice
the. world has ever seen. There is not
a German , or a person of German ex
traction in this country but who is on
trial and they must show beyond the
slightest doubt that thev . are loyal to
.rioA or to to JalL' ' " 1
AT
SHOWN ROM
reporters thought -Rodiek had
lavorea a suner nne, mj
that a jau sentence; was mentea.
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Immigration ins3ector(Says
tx-uonsui uoi mm xoenu
German SailoriAway
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sinc'ft the nublicaUon of the Grass-
hot diary Richard Halsey, inspector In
charge of the Hawaii immigration sta
tion, declares' '. he helievea false reore
senutlons regarding the physical
condition of a member of the Geler
crew were made personally to him by
former German Consul George RodieK
and IL A. Schroeder, the consulate
secretary.,. i.,:-:: . V
It is si reference tn the Graashof di
ary io Geier sailors ahd.efficar who
are sick tor whom It Is" believed pos
sible to secure permission to travel' to
the states" that causes .Mr. Halsey to
believe "he was "duped by the former
German consul and his secretary.
He says that lie remembers Rodiek
and Schroeder coming to' hfm with
the doctor of the Geler and represent-
incthat there was a sailor aboard: the
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kulLulCi'li
Gelefey"1TVastated"that1fludfT-
t his lonz connniEnient aooard ine
ship and the ' Hawaii climate there waa
no hope of his recovery unless" he was
permitted to go to. California and re
cuperate. 7 s..T.;''M.-'; :':'
''Because ! had no reason then ;to
doubt the integrity fit Rodiek I author
lied the issuing of an alien permit for
the man to go to California," Mr. Hal,
eey says. ;:.;'..: . f : -v; : 1
' JAs - revealed in theGrasshof diary;
this was all a part of a plan to get the
Geler officers and sailers to the mrJn
land hd eventually to. Germany, in
contravention i of -.their parole.; -Qnly
this -pne- instance is' remeai
bered:by JMr. Halsey .'because' the-re
Quest . was . made to . him '"personally,
and he is not i certain that others of
the Geler crew were not given similar
privileges subsequently.' . : .' 1
The underground plan to slip Ger
mans away-rrom nere on me .way to
Germany is told of in the diary in
these words:-"... f
; October 2S, 1914." f sent altel.
gram tq Knorr that the .sending home
ot. officers and sailors is (possible?)
and that two officers, two men-and
those :who are sick have been given
instructions. The steamers-trhlch, are
out of : commission ' are the' Holsatia
and the Locksun." . r.": vV:r-iV.:
Telegram : from San Francisco: '. 1
have (concealed ?), the sending- home
of the men. also secured' (accommoda
tions?) la New York. 'i recommended
that shelter be given on ' board Ger
man vessels to - all accredited ' per
sons." . .v r .
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r Personal, opinions expressed today
by Federal -Judge Horace' -W. Vaughan
and Assistant; U.v S. Attorney J.- J.
Banks are . that Georg Rodiek, irlce
president of H. Hackfeld & Co and
former .German consul here, has been
Shorn ' of hi ' Ameriran rltinnhln
rights- as the result of his -conviction I
in ean trancisco or acuvity jn me
plot to foment a rebellion in India.'
i The federal statutes provide : that
when a person is convicted of a felony
he forfeits his right to vote as well as
his right to hold public office. As re
gards the determination of a felony,
the sUtutes definition is that all of
fenses which may be punishable by
death or imprisonment for a term ex
ceeding one year, shall be deemed a
felony. S&y-&C r:&ti
Instead ot being given a prison sen
tence tor the felony he pleaded guilty
to, Rodiek .was fined 110.000 by. the
San Francisco judge now hearing the
Hndu conspiracy matters v Judge
Vaughan points out that the fact that
Rodiek waa merely fined does not re
lieve him from the forfeiture op his
citizenship rights.;. ;.i,:.;
Citizenship, rights may be restored
only: b h. resident of the United
States. '-- v1
R03IEK LOSES '
OIEflSIIIP, :
: SAYS MIST
Uncle Sam Spoils
Plans For WeddiDg
At Eleveoth Hour
Japanese Bfrdegrpom-to-Be is
. Sent BaQk Home While
Guests Wait
Uncle Sam' foiled the plans of
Cupid Saturday night, through .the
intervention of Immigration agents,
and the prospective bridegroom
waa sent on his way. to Japan,.
Awhile the bride was leftrwaiUn.g"
j inlnformed of the fate that befell
her husband-to-be. .
v-. Adopting of the American cus
tom of sending out wedding invi-
, 'tations led to the tragedy. Ichi
rokn Sata, the prospective bride
groom, escaped from Immigration
'2 detention two years ago after, he
had been ordered deported be
cause' he was', the - victim Of - a
loathsome disease.
UntU Saturday no trace of him
could 'be discovered and -then
there fell into the hands of an
-immigration inspector an invita-
tion to attend, Sata's wedding at
Ewa that same evening. A hur
ried trip was 'made" to Ewa and
the man apprehended. At & o'clock
;Mhat - evening 'he was aboard a
steamer abound, for Japan.- He
begged for leniency, declaring, that
he hated, to disappoint, his hride,
but without avalL
i Sata has a former wife ami two
' child ren' in Japan. He secured a
divorce by correspondence, ? Japa- -neseS
style, since he escaped from
-, the- immigration station. . ' L
- Despite the intervention ot Uncle '
; Sam In Sata's marriage plans, the
, invited ; guests were allr present
at.the hour set for the wedding
; Saturday evening. It is reported
that when hen tailed to;showpp '
they consoled the expectant; bride ;
by .eating. and drinking, all- the )
wedding banquet delicacies
-Tixe appointment of the parks su
perintendent jWilK take place ; Friday
xJghCat the meettag ofthe board, de-
ciarea Mayor josepn m.x rem tnu
"morning.;; '
."WiU you reappoint A, K. VierraThe
Vaa asked. v- ' .;- '? v. -,V-
I will not appoint A. K. Vlerra un-
der any condition. John ajarkham's
name, is still on the -table and I will
put it before the board tor confirma
tion. The mayor has . the power of
appointment And not the board of su
pervisors, and I will not reappoint
VierraN -j V.
"And if the board turns down the
appointment of Markham?" the mayor
was asked, v 1 . t
,Then,there Js tne other candidate
Vaientine,'S.: iHoIt,, he ' replied, and
remained silent: - s j
AtTthe meeting Friday night theJ
poara wui aiso. qeciao waen to meei
again to finish up the work of making
up ' ,the ii 918 budget ' Littl progress
on,the hhdget waa made at the special
meeting-kit the", board ' held Sunday
tnornlBg;.--,..- . !, , '
v The et traordlnary large VJncrease
asked by Sheriff Charles Rose for his
department -vdrew forth some com
mental The increase was tor ?3230
for six months, The board referred it
to .the pollci'cctnmlttee for; investiga
tion. 1 Mayor Fern, explained the iarge4
1 - Vl M 1 m- ii ml
was needed because of theneceisity
of procuring new quarters .tor the
players wnere tney ' could practise
withoutrrcomplalnt on the -part of the
neighbors. ; The incidentals were laid
over, Salary .raises -asked by heads
of department for deputies, were turn
ed down: Following a long harangue
by several members. of the board on
the wayat 'certain icivic officials i
waste ' the- city 'a rooneyMor gasoline
and tires it .was decided to Investigate
the appropriations for incidentals ask
ed by various departments. . The mat
ter of DiC Ayer's car for which, one of
tne members or the .board said, the
city and -county has to-supply tires
and gasoline, was referred to the po-
lice committee for investigation
ALL PASSENGERS ARE
- SUBJECT TO SEARCH
FOR LETTERS TO HUNS
Instruction have; been received by
the - customs Officers to search the
baggage and persons of all steamer
passengers' leaving this port in order
to guard against letters - and other
forms of communication being sent to
Germany or any country allied with
her. if.
'..Search is to,Jba made of passengers
and their baggage arriving here the
same as" those departing from main
land porta. "
. Violation or;attempted violation of
the war restriction against corres
poiding with any person in Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Turkey or Bulgaria,
except in; the. custoniarychannela of
the postofCce service, is punishable
PAT ON MARKHAM "'i"1.
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ConfemanmCH HIT
Dies After HlllRMEN
Operation HEAVY BLOW
(AuwiaM Prau ly U. 8. Nival Wlnlm.)
AKRON. Ohio, Dec. 24. Represen
tative mis worth Jt. Bathrick of this
city died today' from an operation for
gallstones. He was a Democrat, mem
ber of the house naval, affairs com-
mlttee. and had served In several ses
sions of Congress. .
(AJtorlfted Press by XT a. BTU Winlss.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec.
24. The Socialist paper, Vor
waerts, which was suddenly sus
pended by the German govern
ment, has resumed publication. In
its : first issue ' it announces that
the suspension was due to the
criticism which it made of the .
system of furnishing food to those I
invalided by the war, the criticism
being printed under the heading
"Let Them Beg." In this connec
tion it prints prominently .the de-.
fense made by Herf von Waldow,
the food control chief.-:,; y
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-Page Going to Orient on'
X
On his way to the Orient on a Red
Cross, mission, ,F. .NJpoubledayj'whose
business .parner is the American am
bassador to Great 'Britain, Arthur
Pageof, the firm 'of Doubleday. 4
Page; the big publishing house at. Gar
den dty, Long Island, arrived' in Ho
nolulo .Snnday from the mainland ana
will stay over In the city, Jor; a v fen
days. He is accompanied by ; Mrs.
Doubleda who is also an active Amer
lean Re4 pross Society: member.'
.T used to be ' a'publfsner, hut no
Fm a Red.Crosser," 'smilejr Mr.- Dou-
bleday;iwho in appearance ,ls- a weu
bunt;' an past the I-year mark. ' A
slightly gray mustache helps to" con
ceai'the smile that ever lurks in th
cofher of. his mouth and his twinkling
eyes betray the happiness that is hu
being wrape up in Red Cross work.
for he has. the sole charge of the Ret
J. . F. Child, federal food - adminis
trator for the territory, has been; ap
pointed executive officer; of the terri
torial food v commission, . thus giving
him practically entire control over all
food conservation and food regulation
matters . in Hawaii. '
.' Administrator Child succeeds Attor
ney A. L.. Castle, who resigned re
cently. Mr. Child was assistant execu-
tlve officer, and It was while he held
that position that he was appointed
federal administrator by the president,
- The territorial food commission has
abolished the office of assistant execu
tive officer but it is likely that. Mr.
fcchild may appoint some one to assist
him. ' .
The necessity of speeding up the
work of the food commission has been
pointed out. from time to time, and
this is to be taken up by Mr. Child
witn Herbert Hoover. Mr. Child is
now allowed a substantial sum of
money each month for the employ
ment or assistants, and he will prob
ably; gather sa staff of workers about
him upon nis return from Hhe main
land.
TWO RESERVE CORPS
CAPTAINS ARE SUMMONED
Two army field' clerks, quarter
master department, were today called
into active service as captains, reserve
corps. These are Capt. Charles A.
Morrow, who -is called to the states
for duty, and Capt Henry Cummins,
who win remain in this department
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Food Criticism ofts AT STORY
FIDOWOAY,
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FOOD HECI1TIVE 30 ARRESTS IN
by a fine of rS10.000 and imprisonment
tor 10 years.
(AwocUt44 Pru by 0. S. Wirtlu.)
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PARIS. France, Dec. 24.-Dur-
ing 'the past three days there 4
have, been no less than; a hundred
air combats on the French-Ger-
4- man front. The French aviators i
have been- highly successful, des- 4
4 troying 18 German machines, and. 4
4- dropped 20 heavy charges of ex- 4
4- plosive behind the German lines. 4
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OF' COLLISION
Investigation .pi the Halifax- dlsa3
ter has not yJt' either confirmed or
disproved the 'story of German agen
cies responsible for the explosion, ao
cording to the latest information ' by
mall. The inquiry" Is now revolving
around the steamer Imo, at one time
believed lo.hate Jbeen sent- purposely
into the munitions ship, the' Mon.
Blanc. l ':
i Al despatclf . printed in . the Pacific
coast papers under 'date pf December
14. says: .-.---:-rfAUFAX
N. S., Dec: 14. There
were no Germahs or Auatrians aboard
the Imo's course prior to the collls-
Mont Blanor Alex B. Biorssen, second
officer of the Imo. testified at today's
session of the government inquiry in
to the 'explosion. ' So far as he knew
the captainand pilot were both on the
bridge of the ship until after the col
lision. Her had noticed , no change in
the LmoY course prior to the colll.v
-Changd Het Course i---
"Bjorsseh said he did not know the
Mont Blanc was 1 carrying munitions,
knd he jecailed that while he was be
IoW( after the collision to see if the
Imo was leaking, he overheard Third
Officer Jonnas say the French ship
could not be carrying t munitions or
she would be flying a red flag. Bjors
sen staged that if the Imo had not
gone ' astern the French ship would
have' rammed her near the sterm on
the porf side. He said the Mont Blanc
changed her course after three blasts
on the rwhlstle, swinging over to the
Halifax-side of the channel.
- 3 Nearest .Witness
"Edward McCroasan, seaman, who
vrii the nearest witness of the explos
ion on a steamer in the harbor, said
the irao struck' the Mont Blanc near
her, "N. 1 hatch. Less than a pilnute
later? McCrossan-eaid, he saw some
thing rise from '. the; deck of the
frenchman.; Then- he saw the- 'Imo's
propellers going aa 'she . backed, out
from 'the Mont .Blanc. As the two ves
sels drifted apart McCrbssan noticea
a tiny flame on the ' ; munitions ship.
Just at the water s edge. From Where
he. was the flame did not seem to be
more than a couple of inches in ex
tent, but it'grew' larger and larger, as
the Mont Blanc drifted in toward, ths
pier,.wheroiehe blew up. The seaman
was able to give a graphic picture of
the disaster." . ;
(AwocUtMl Prtst by U. 8. Naval Wlnlcst.) -
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Dec 24.
Growing out of the blowing up of the
executive mansion and the endanger-
ing of the lives of the governor and
his family have come developments
that point to an extensive plot for
wholesale dynamiting, and led to the
arrest of 30 men and the probable ar
rest and prosecution of a number ot
others either directly or less closely
conBecte1 the I. W, W
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The at
and the
tempt to kill the governor
other alleged plans are directly
tributed to the I. W. W.
at-
One of these men gave his name
as William Hood, -but detectives at
headquarters say that this is only one
of .a number of aliases which he has
woifn, that he is "wanted" in several
states in different parts of the coun
try, being sought in connection with
a number of dynamite outrages and
explosion plots that were discovered
in time to prevent actual damage.
All of those arrested are held for
investigation. " "
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-f CHRISTMAS GREETINGS. -f
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Christmas greetings are ex- -v
tended lo their patrons by many
t-. Honolulu firms in the advertls-
ing columns today. " .
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' IMlHOElED; HUSSIA CMS
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Bolshevik! Negotiating With ": Other Factionsj
While Kaiser's Agents;Scheme -Tor
Commercial Controls
ROME, Italy, Dec. 24 It is reported here apparently on
reliable authdrity that there is. a new German peace plan im
pending. It is reported that the kaiser will issue a declaration
on Christmas Day containing his peace proposals. The nature,
of these is not suggested in the latest rumor&
LONDON, Eng., Dec. 24. While the Bolsheviki faction is
endeavoring to win over other Russian elements and secure
a combination to carry on peace negotiations with the Central
Powers, the German agents are busy .behind the Russian lines,1
attempting; to turn the chaotic situation to Germany's account
in a commercia as well as a political way. f
PEACE PARLEY IS
OH;
CITY UP8I1 BOnOER
WASHlNGTON,Dec. 24.--'eace nt
eotiations 'are- under way at "-Brest
Litovsk, reports from there by ajc ot
Copenhagen declare." On . the' con
trary, Petrograd reports tell of the de
parture "ot the : Bolsheviki - delegates
on their . return l home. -The ' i exact
status of the situation is apparently a
matter ot some doubtthe Copenhagen
despatches indicating v" that proceed
ings are going ahead, while thetPetro-
crad desnatches indicate: an .unex
plained hitch somewhere- Tiie Petro-,
grad reports were dated Friday, wnue
those from Brest-Iitoysk were ent on
dence.
fs v
sir--:-
Prince Leopold Welcomes Delegates
Peace negotiations ' were opened - at
Brest-LitovsKT. on . saiuraay, messages
to Copenhagen declared,' and proceed
ed to give details of tha opening meet
In Delegates from Germany,., Aus
tria, Bulgana.-RusBia anaruraey-were
present and were welcomed ny Prince
Leopold of Bavaria, commander of the
forces of the east for. the Kaiser.
After his address ot welconre Prm
Leopold suggested that Count.-: voa
Euehlmann be made chairman and he
was unanimously selected. 't JtuIes of
nrocedure were then 'adopted wnica
provide thatr the vdfebat6shaU t beacon
ducted in the German, Bulgarian, Rus
sian.' andTurklshlanguages, interpret
tersOransiatmg all ot-UiejeniarM tq
the delegates in those languages.
Bolsheviki Program,Presented 'r'r
With rules of procedure' adopted the
chief Bolsheviki delegate" rose' and in
a long speech presented the Russian
peace proposals which coincide close
ly with those promulgated aome weeks
since by the workmen s and Soldlerv
Council and support of which they de
manded from' Kerensky- before he. was
deposed.- ' ' -nw ' '
s Kaiser Would Summon Rulers
: Despatches from the Kaiserwhich
reached Copenhagen said that he had
Informed the government that If tha
diplomats would agree to the Russian
peaoe proposals or. such counter pro
posals as , the present , council .might
favor he would personally go to Brest
Litovsk and call for assembly there
all of the sovereigns . and regents of
Europe to a peace conference similar
to ths;one which followed- the Napo
leonic wars. .v.- ' ;-
The Kaiser declared .that everybody
wants peace and1 that the future of
fers many great tasks in which ail
must cooperate. .
- Rumania is not credited with having
sent any delegates to the conference
and has possibly decided not to" par
ticipate despite the fact that a Rus
sian peace would leave Rumania geo
graphically isolated from tne other al
lies. ,-. '":f0y- - r
U. S. VIGILANCE STOPS ,
GERMAN-SPY AT BORDER
(Atsseiated Pmi fcy U. 8. Naval wlralnt.)
EL PASO, Texas, Dec ,24. Charles
Feige who, all the evidence indicates,
was a German spy, was shot and kill
ed yesterday by army patrols as he
sought to' cross into Mexico. When
his body was searched -there were
found upon him papers that appear to
indicate clearly that he - was; a fspy.
Among the paper were ground plana ot
troop- camps and fortifications. He
also carried a camera; v:',-
When Feige waiT seen by the army
patrols approaching I the international
line he was ordered to halt but failed
to obey and quickened his pace.y No
heed was paid . to a second 1 order
whereupon the patrols fired and Feige
dropped dead a few yards from the
safety, which Mexico would have af
forded him.. - t
According to the Matin the commis
sioner of : police, for judicial delega
tions has been entrusted with the pre
liminary semi-official inquiry . into the
indiscretions in ; connection with"; the
debates in .the French. Chamber in se-
DELEGATES AT
mil
. Pttrograd reports today say
that the Bolsheviki commis
sioners are attempting to ne
gotiate a settlement with the
TJkranians, who have already;
set: UP an independent govern- j
ment, and it is further reported .
that the TJkranians are in a re
ceptive moqd. Lr'-'-'1
; The Cossacks are still vigor- -ously
opposing the Bolsheviki !
but there were no reports today -of
important campaign deyel
opmeUts.; .. - ..'X :.
It 1 currently reported that there
is Increased ; mttltary acUvity,amon-f
the."Jkraluians.;.iiw..:)iji
. German "war prisoners. npw released"
from various "Russian detention "cam pa
are Hocking towards Petrograd. It ia
rumored that the Russian are , arm
In g tXptT1 -' 'jL-,-i ' A "'-' ;
TbeGernransrarer Wvenga4
In' trading- in Jlussla, Uklag tuU ad
vantage of their unusual opportunities, ,
resulting from, the Inertia and failure,
of Russian industries. 't
- The ; Bolsheviki leaders ?' are i now
negotiating with Social RevolutIonlst .,
ot the coalition cabinet, allowing the
latter the" ministries 'of Justice, posU
and communications, and national at- Y
falrs. , .,..''; -
' This same faction has . begun, the
trials by court-martial of those accus- :
ed- qf "opposing - the- Bolsheviki actlvW ,
ties. Among the prisoners is Countess
Panjn, former minister, of education,
who Is reported to ; be-the CMrst .to
stand?-trial, on account of Ber refusal
to deliver department funds to the '
BolshevlkL
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UKRANIANS DEVELOP: -
: r UNEXPECTED POWER
LONDON. ' England, Dec 24. Grow
ing - strength of the newly organized..
Ukrainian government and a weaken
ing of the Bolsheviki forces are indi-v
cated" by - all :'of . the , reports which
come throuKh trem Russia. The Ukrai
nian forces have , been augmented by. -
the navy in the Black Sea and by -,
considerable additions 'to the viand
forces as well.. Successes are attend
Ing its arms. .
Between Homel and Bakmatcn, tne
Ukrainian -troops have -been concen
trated while the Bolsheviki are gath
ering near Minsk. They are prepare
ing to resist advances of the Cossack
forces which will follow the concentra
tion npw in progress. v, 'V-, .
r General verkhovskf, who was war
minister; under Kerensky before the
latter . was deposed, has offered his
services io tne uanunian government
which now has - complete control of
'Odessa. ,;. ?'r " ; ; '. '- '"
'Highly important Is the-addition ot
the Black Sea fleet which report say
has gone over to the Ukrainians to a
man. - f'-y ' ;
SAID TO HAVE '
i PROMISED AUSTRIA FOOD
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AiiSTERDAM,; Dec. 24. Food sup
plies from Russia have been promised .
to the people at Vienna," This state
ment is credited to von Hofer, the Aus
trian: food minister, in a despatch
which reached here last night . from
Vienna, He Is reported to have is
sued a statement that the food supply
for Vienna ; 'and all Austria would
shortly be Improved by the shipmeut
of. stores. from Russia, with -which
country a peace agreement was pend-'
ing.'.-- v-f''-::-.x.'-
JAPANESE UNIVERSITY TO
gTEACH AMERICAN COURSE
' CSwIaJ CabU Wv
: TOKIO, Japan, Dec. 24. The faxaily
of the late H. Hepburn, one of the best
known .missionaries' In Japan, has do
nated a large sum of money for a
course on America in the Imperial
University A special study of Ameri
can Ufe and business will be given 13
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