Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30
Malta Conference.

The German press reproduces conspicu-
| ously the announcement in a London
| newspaper of the result of the Malta con-
| ference
| The National Zeitung publishes an ar
| ticle by Signor di Palma chairman of
| the naval budget committee of the Italian
parliament. dealing with the Fight for
| the Mediterranean. Slgnor Palma says
| that the Malta conference emphasizes the
| Importance of prompt action by Ger
manys allies with a view to maintaining
the strategic Importance Of the triple
alliance in the Mediterranean.
He points out that the concentration of
British and German naval forces in the
North sea, for the terrible clash" COM
pels Italy and Austria to possess for
| themselves, as soon as possible. a naval
strength at least equivalent to that of
France. 1taly's strength compared with
that Of Austria must remain in the pro-
portion of IL, to l. The first duty of
Italy after the end of the war in Tripoli
| must be the rejuvenation and expansion
OF her feet.
Admiral Won Rooster also referred to
the position in the Mediterranean at the
Navy League meeting. He declared that
even II in the event OF a war against the
triple entente Germany could reckon on
| the concentration Of the bulk OF the
French feet in the Mediterranean. the
political situation might change overnight
| and leave the French fleet free to aban-
| QOfl the mediterranean.
Priest Is Discovered.
| The Able Piton, the priest OF Anglers
who mysteriously disappeared and was
| believed to have been murdered. has been
discovered at Lyons. The story he has
| told to the police there is one worthy to
| figure among the widest and most i'm
probable incidents of a detective story.
known in Lyons, one of the fathers Of the
! Carthusian congregation, asked for adj
mission to the office of the chief OF the
Lyons detective force, NJ. Adler. He was
accompanied by another man, dressed
poorly in dark clothes whose face was
| pale and drawn and working with emo
ton. 1t was this ether man who spoke.
Il am the Able Piton, the priest of ST.
Serge Church at Anglers" he said. Il
don't know whether you have been in
| gers?"
"Oh, yes said NJ. Adler I'VE believed
| you to have been murdered
Says He Was Kidnapped.
Il was not murdered. but kidnapped, -
| sai6 the Able Piton. Il have been the
victim of an odious plot l was carried
off in a motor car from Anglers Saturday
night by men in masks. l don't know
why, but l have suffered terribly.
Since Saturday | have been driven
many miles, ! don't know where, and in
| the small hours of this morning l was
pushed out of the car in a little street
| of the town here without in the least
| knowing where / was.
| II asked somebody in the street. who
/ told me that l was in Lyons, and a few
minutes afterward | saw and recognized
| Fourvieres Cathedral on the hill, and
| knew then where / was. l went to the
! Carthusans here, and they took care OF
me- giving me a bed and food, which
| needed badly. l am absolutely pennlless,
/ The men in the car took everything.
| Il left my home soon after O'Clock
Saturday and little man in dark clothes
spoke to me. He told that Nine.
| Bonsergent had met with an accident
and wanted to see me at once. ! knew
| this lady, and hurried off.
| The little man followed me, and sud-
| denly. in dark corner, four five men
| rushed at me and made me prisoner.
| There was noise, and they did not
strike me- but / was gagged before
had time to call for help. They took my
keys out of my pockets, my purse, IN
| which l had about $40 and pocketbook,
| in which | had "a twenty dollar note Then
they threw a sack or cloth over my head
and hurried me off
Threatened With Revolver.
| Il don't know where we went, but it
/ seemed to me that 1 was in a meadow.
1t was there that spent the night. Then
| they threatened me with revolver,
| pushed me into a motor car and made me
| change my clothes. The car drove on.
| All the rest of my adventure has been
| like a nightmare, for now and then
| heard the men in the car quarreling. The
| language they used was horrible. They
gave me nothing to eat but rolls. which
they pushed under the cloth over my
| head.
| II know We drove long way, and that
| the car made long haits pretty Often II
| was large cara limousine-and there
| was room for six people in it. Monday
there were only three men in the cal
| with me.
| I'VE drove and drove. and early this
morning. though / didn't know the time
tor where were, they united my hands
and feet. pulled off the cloth from my
head and pushed me out of the car
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