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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Sir Roger Easement Goes to Trial
on the Charge of High Treason

| capture. Then he reverted to the
prisoners activities in Germany
mentioning particularly his visit tc
prison camps where he endeavored tt
wean imprisoned Irish soldiers away
from the allies.
Easement smiled at this reference
and wrote on pad on which he hat
been taking notes:
"They did so at their own request.
Smith said that the vast majority
of the Irish prisoners in Germany
| treated Easements overtures with
contempt.
"As a result added the attorney
general, they were punished and the
rations allotted them each day was re-
duced. A few, unfortunately. were So
duced. Among these was Soldier
Daniel Bailey, who occupies the pris-
oners' dock with Easement"
Premier Asquith reached Belfast to-
day In his tour Of Ireland to study
conditions leading up to the recent re-
bellion. Some of the newspapers said
his visit to Belfast was connected
with the proposal for either the dis
armament of all parties in Ireland, o"
for the incorporation of both the Irish
and Ulster volunteers into an auxil-
iary branch Of the ,Bri;ish army.
THE nationalists," said the Daily
News, ARE understood to be ready to
relinquish their arms if the Ulster
ties do likewise, but the later raised
difficulties"
The German auxiliary sunk off the
Irish coast at the time Sir Roger
Easement landed, carried twenty
thousand rifles, million rounds of
ammunition. ten machine guns and
many bombs destined for the Irish
rebels, Attorney General Smith de-
clared
Two women who arrived at / a.
M, were the first in line at Bow
street, but by 6 O'Clock large crowd
had assembled. The police supplied
the women who arrived before dawn
with coffee
Sir Roger was brought to court
from the Tower in a taxicab, closely
guarded, and was in the court room
before many persons knew OF his
arrival.
After concluding his preliminary
outline of the case against the pris-
oner, Attorney General Smith read
a statement by the second prisoner.
Daniel Bailey, arrested in Ireland
April 81.
The letter oorro6orated reports OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Wheels Of Justice Turn Slow
ly at Start of the Sensation
al Murder Case.

WAUKEGAN, H.. May 15.-The
wheels of Lake county justice turn
ed slowly today to separate the grist
from the chaff in the mystery OF
Helms woods, where pretty Marion
Lambert. high school girl, met her
death and for whose murder William
H. Orpet, Wisconsin university Junior,
went to trial.
While visitors, reporters and pho
tographers hurried to Waukegan for
the beginning of the trial, Judge
Charles H. Donnelly, Of Woodstock,
H., the presiding judge, delayed his
arrival and it seemed likely the
actual start pf the trial will be post
poned until early in the afternoon.
Pacing nervously in his cell at the
Lake county jail, Orpet, a youth of
q, was piqued at the delay States
Attorney Ralph Dady, the array of
counsel chosen for the defense and
the special panel of 1876 jurors were
on. their toes with expectation.
Autos, buggies, and bicycles sped
into 'Waukegan from Lake Forest
where Marion Lambert and the
youth charged with her murder,
lived. The Lake Forest high school
roll call found several students,
friends of Marian, missing this morn
ing.
Leslie P. Hanna, one of Orpet's
counsel intimated today that the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Americans Released.

WASHINGTON, May 15-The three
Americans held imprisoned at Acalnp-
co, in connection with the burning OF
the American schooner Mariscal sew
eral weeks ago off Acapulco have
been released, according to a navy
department message today. Two of
the Americans were Frank Horn and
George LaVoilette. both Of Oakland
Calf. Senator Phelan Of California
took up their cases with the state de,
partment after learning that the
Mexicans claimed the two men had
part in firing the ship. Demands for
their release were Immediately made
and were granted promptly, be-
cause the charge was apparently a
preteXt. g..
In connection with this case it de-
veloped today that the state depart
ment had requested the navy depart.
ment to send navy vessel to Acapul.
co to look after American interests.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
TBy Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Corresnnndent

| Sldll COIIeSpouOSAl.J
LONDON, May 15.-Clad in a seed;
dark suit with frayed sleeves. 81
Roger Easement, once a favorite Il
! the British consular service, went =
| trial today in the Bow street polio
court on the charge Of high treason
punishable by hanging.
Sir Roger entered the court room
smiling and nodding to some of th
men who knew him before he wa!
knighted., His face was covered witt
stubby, greenish-gray beard thai
gave his best smiles a CHASTITY look
He wore a pair of shoes requisitioneG
from the stock of the British army
Bow street was packed. 1t was the
first high treason trial held in the old
court room since Arthur Lynch was
placed on trial as an aftermath oi
the Boer war.
Legal dignitaries, old friends OF Sir
Roger and newspapermen, filled the
diminutive court room and jammed
so closely about the prisoner that he
could scarcely move. The seat as
signed the United Press. for instance,
was within three feet of Sir Roger.
Easement was accompanied to the
prisoners dock by Daniel Bailey, a
soldier arrested at Ireland Sunday, al
so on the charge Of high treason.
Sir Roger was calm when Attorney
General Sir F. E. Smith began read
ing the formal charge against him
and reviewing his life history. His
ewes roved about the room. resting at
intervals upon the presiding magis-
trate, and then turning upon the
spectators.
In his opening statement. Attorney
General Smith declared the crown
would prove that Sir Roger plotted
not only the Irish rebellion, but
planned to land expeditions In Ire
land and at several other places on
the British coast Several exchanged
English prisoners will testify to this
effect, he said.
AS the attorney general proceeded
the prisoner became Hdgety and
twisted in his chair. When Smith re-
ferred to the fact hat he had been
knighted because of his service in be-
half of the British government, Sir
Roger hung his head.
The attorney general outlined in a
brief way, Easements arrival on the
irish coast with German subma
rine and auxiliary. his landing and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
NEGRO LYNCHED
BY TEXAS MOB
Twenty Thousand People Took Part in Hang
ing and Burning of Convicted
Murderer.
s7ORMED THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Judge Had Finished Pronouncing Sentence to
Hang, When Mob Crowded Into
the Room.

WACO, Texas, May 15.-Stormins
the county court house, a mob esti-
mated at 10000 today seized Jesse
Washington, an eighteen year old
negro, and burned him to death in
City Hall square for the murder of
Mrs. Elizabeth Fryar, Sc, the wife of
farmer.
Washington had been sentenced to
hang.
AS soon as Judge Munroe pro-
nounced sentence and turned to re-
cord the case in his docket, the mob
leaders surrounded Sheriff S. 8.
Fleming and forced him into cor
ner. The sheriff resisted, but was
firmly pressed back and his prisoner
taken from him. Washington, pitt
able object, trembled and begged for
mercy, but was led to the court house
steps where thousands surrounded
him. Then the mob flowed through
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

the streets three blocks to City Hall
square. There was little shouting
and strictest order prevailed until
the negro reached the tree to which
he was hung. Then a leader stepped
forward and ran a rope about his
neck. At signal. Washington shot
into the air high above the heads of
the crowd and thousands Of voices
broke into the cry Of burn him! Burn
HIM"
AS if rehearsed on his part, Sec
ond mob leader stepped forward ana
emptied an oil can on a heap of
crates and cord wood below the tres.
A match was applied and the pile
leaped into flames. Some one cut the
rope and Washington, shrieking and
begging for mercy, dropped into the
flames. The yells Of the crowd
drowned his cries and he burned for
twenty minutes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Police are in Control.

SANTO DOMINGO. May 15.-The
rebel forces having retired from the
capital under threat of American in
tervention, the Dominion congress
was preparing today to elect a sue
cessor to President Jiminez, who re-
signed while a revolt was in progress.
The police were in control today
and the city was quiet. The rebels
under General Erias evacuated early
Sunday under warning by American
Minister Russell. that marines would
be landed from American warShips at
daylight, if the city was not cleared
up,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Started by Fire Bugs.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 15.-
The two fires which started at wide
ly separated points cn Fort Bliss
military reservation at Ell Paso Sat-
urday night and did considerable
damage, were probably of incendiary
origin, General Funston announced
today after receiving the official re-
ports. Funston appeared disturbed.
The fires broke our more than an
hour apart and destroyed three
stables and a storehouse. Tents and
several machine guns were lost in
the storehouse fire and in the other,
four horses were burned, General
Bell reported Civilians aided the
soldiers in fighting the fires.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Sam Hill Was in Europe for Seven Days and
Found Out That Germany il
Beaten.
.ENGLANO's STRICT MAIL BLOCKADE
Americans in Berlin are Complaining Over the
Way Great Britain Seizes Mail
Bags.

NEW YORK, May 15-Germany II
beaten and the end of the war is neal
1t hand, according to Samuel Hill. as
.sociated with his father James J. Hill
In railway enterprises, who arrived
| late last night from Liverpool on the
| liner Philadelphia. Hill made q rec
ord trip abroad. He was only seven
days ashore, but in that time he tray
eled from Liverpool to London; across
the channel to Havre; to the head
quarters OF King Albert OF Belgium
and back again. He had long talk
with King Albert and got glimpse
of the front, near Dunkirk.
Germany cannot struggle against
the overwhelming financial strain and
the economic conditions since the
war;" he said, explaining why he be.
Eeved peace would soon come.
There will not be another winter
campaign and peace -wiil come tust as
suddenly as the war broke out The
French people have put their living
on a practical basis-they eat only
sufficient food to sustain them in
health. King Albert, whom I have
known for q score OF years, Is In splen-
did health and confident OF early res
tcration to his people Of the section
OF Belgium held by the Germans"
Hill said he made his flying trip to
get certain information. the nature OF
which was not disclosed
Mail Blockade.
tBy Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, April 15. (By maiD-Eng-
land today is maintaining an abso-
lutte mail blockade Of Germany. Few
er letters and newspapers are reach.
ing Berlin today than at any time
since the beginning of the war. Eng
lands control OF the cable censorship
Is becoming more severe SO that Ger
many is gradually being cut off from
communication with the United States
and all other countries.
For several months Americans in
Berlin have been receiving their mail
marked opened by the censor No."
The letters have been taken from
neutral steamers and held in England
/ for examination Some Americans
had been receiving mail through Hol-
land and Norway, but lately the Eng
lish have been taking this mail from
. the steamers. This is producing a
critical situation among the Ameri-
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cans in Berlin and other parts of Ger
many who number in all over TOO
During the past few days, letters
posted in America between January
q and 13 arrived. all examined by the
censor and three months enroute.
The English control of the news
cablegrams from American cores
pondents is apparently growing more
strict. For instance, in March the
Berlin bureau Of the United Press
filed cable to New York containing
an interview with the editor Of the
Berlin Lokal AnZeiger on the jap
anese situation. This interview did
not reach New York, apparently hav-
ing been held up by the British CEN
sor.
The latest order of the British gov
ernment declaring paper money and
checks absolutely contraban IS siso
working hardships on Americans.
Formerly these people received their
allowances and income by drafts from
New York. Now these drafts are con-
fiscated. Most Americans received a
good part of their incomes from the
United States, but under new arrange
ments this may be impossible. it
will not be feasible to wirless money,
because the banks cannot send the re-
ceipts or checks by mail
This condition Of affairs has
aroused the Americans who are in
business here and today the following
note appeared in the weekly report Of
the American Chamber of Commerce
and Trade:
"Since last Christmas, Americans
in Germany have been put to no end
of trouble by the seizure and deten-
tion Of the mails, to and from Europe
by the British authorities. .As a case
in point. the writer received only the
other day. a letter from the United
States dated January 8, 1916, which
had been censored in England ami
evidently had been lying there three
months. According to the literal
reading OF Article 1. of the peace con-
ference of 1907 at The Hague, "the
postal correspondence Of neutrals or
belligerents whatever its official or pr,-
vate character may be, found on the
high seas on board a neutral or en-
emy ship is inviolable. If the ship Is
detained the correspondence is for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
ZEPPELIN IN DISTRESS.
Explosion Killed Ten.

WILMINGTON, Del, May 1S.-
Ten men were killed in an explosion
at the Repauno chemical plant at
Gfbbstown, N. j.. today, and hour
others. badly injured, were taken to
a hospital at Camden. The explos-
ion rocked the surrounding country
for many miles. shaking suburbs of
Philadelphia. DUPONT officials hur-
ried to Gibbstown from Wilmington
and telephoned a statement regard
ing the casualties.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
T RANCE

PARIS, May 15.-French troops
drove the enemy from first line
trench near VermandevIIiers, south
Of the Somme, said an official state.
ment issued here today. Around Yer
dun, heavy bombardment In the reg.
Ion of Avocourt wood constituted
practically the only activity.
In the Champagne region, the
French cleaned out German work
west Of Mont Tetu, taking some prls-
oners.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
GENERAL HOUSE CLEANING
IN MEXICO is NECESSARY

for American troops withdrawal
Much of the need for this YVES elm
mated in the Scott-Obregon confer
ence.
Stories that the American lines are
threatened by Carranzistas were
doubted by army men. The 1,500 Car
ranzistas below the Big Bend are
there by express agreement to assist
in rounding up the Boquillas and
Glenn Springs raiders.
Before the end of the week the re-
Gently added forces should be dis
posed Of at various border stations.
General Scott is in very op6imis-
tic frame of mind. said Secretary
y ".c~ ,i- bricr conference with
his chief Of stafY. He seems to think
y.s ...:itiu.. Has been Gre
ated.'
Because of his firing journey. Scott
returned to his home after the Baker
session and postponed meeting Secre-
tary Lansing until later. The war
department was without confirmation
regarding reported raids or attempted
raids.
viiIareaI Defends Himself.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Antonio
I Villareal today denied In a letter To
the United Press, charges OF Mexican
Ambassador Aredondo that he insti-
gated the recent raids in the Big
Pend district and that he is concerned
in border plots to force Intervention
villareal called the accusations
sIanderous and absurd. He counter
charged the Carranza government
with seeking Ito suppress him at any
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

! easements attempts to seduce Irish
soldiers imprisoned in Germany
The letter showed that the German
submarine in which Easement, Bailey
and others made the trip to Tralee
Ireland, was the U-19.
The first witness for the crown
was Police Inspector Parker. Parker
testified that when Easement was
first arrested, he made no attempt
to save himself but insisted that
Bailey was innocent.
John Robinson, an Irishman, for.
merly corporal in the British army
was the next witness. Robinson was
a prisoner in one Of the German mill
tary camps visited by Easement He
testified that Easement visited 800
Irishmen in his camp, offering $50 to
each one who would desert the Brit
ish colors. Robinson said he refused.
About fifty of the 300 Irishmen ac-
cepted the offer and enlisted in the
Germany army, Robinson said. His
OF John Cronin, another exchanged
prisoner. Cronin said they were
promised that if Germany emerged
from the war defeated, the German
government would pay their trans
portation to America.
When not engaged in making notes,
Easement traced roses on his pad,
1t was noticeable that both Case
ments and Bailey's shoes were
without strings. The shoe strings
were removed by guards in the
Tower OF London, who feared the
Irishmen would attempt suicide
Testimony that an American priest
Father Nicholson, aided Sir Roger In
attempting to secure recruits for the
German army from among Irish
prisoners at the Limburg prison
camp was offered by Daniel O'Brien,
an exchanged prisoner. this after
noon. O'Brien said there were 25,
600 Irish prisoners at L&mburg but
that few of them yielded to Father
Nicholson's persuasion. Michael
O'COnnell, another exchanged Irish
prisoner, gave similar testimony.
Helped by Germans.
[By Wilbur S. Forrest, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON. May 15.-Part of the
carefully laid plans by which Sir
Roger Easement and his confederates
plotted TO set up an independent re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Chance for West Point.

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May Is
Five Kansas Agricultural college men
will have the opportunity to enter
West Point as cadets, according to d
telegram received by President Wat
ers from the adjutant general Of the
war department.
The men viii be selected by examl.
nation
Honor graduates are preferred.
Every male student here takes two
years OF military training under Unit
ed States army officers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
ENGLISH TRAITOR IS NOW ON TRIAL
RUSSIA

PETRoGRAD, M. - s developing
a swift offensive m in the ex-
treme south, the r & 9 nave cross
ed the Persian fri 9 - ,uthwest Of
Lake Urumiah q z 5 now within
eighty miles Of II ~ ~ 5 line Of oom-
municatIon Of the army south
Of Bagdad. =
The Siavs ha, I'd the region
Of RoWanduz, Sc les Inside the
Turkish frontle are marching
westward toward IT,. Iins of ancient
Ninevef1 and the Mesopotamian city
Of MosuI. Unless speedily checked
by the Turks, within fortnight they
will be threatening to cut off the
Turkish forces holding back tho Brit
lsh at kut-EIAmara.
No development Of the grand dukes
successful offensive in the Caucasus
has brought such surprise as the
news Of the appearance Of another
Russian army near the Turks line Of
communication. For several weeks
the official communiques have been
almost entirely silent on the progress
Of the Russian force operating in the
lake Urumiah district of Persia.
When the curtain Of secrecy was
lifted, the Russian army was dis
closed well across the Turkish from
tier and moving westward, apparently
without serious resistance.
That the grand duke has outwItted
the Turks and their German tutors, Is
the belief here. Following the vic
tories at Erzerum and Trebizond, the
Russians pushed on in the direction
or Erzingan and Diarbekr, as If to
cut off the Turkish Basdad armies by
drive through the latter city.
The Turks moved reinforcements
eastward from ConstantinopIe and
strengthened their lines on the Erzin-
gan-BitIis front to meet the expected
attack. Meanwhile the Russian left
wing entered Mesopotamia at point
800 miles southeast Of the region in
which the main Turkish force was
concentrated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Start Bio Whale Hunt,

SEATTLE, Wash, May 15.-Joh. i
Borden, Norris H. Bokum. Charles K.
Knickerbocker and Rochester B.
Slaughter, boy millionaires, of Chi
cago, left today on whaling and big
game hunting trip in the Bering sea
and Asiatic Siberia.
"The Big Bear newly built
schooner, completely equipped with
hunting and whaling paraphernalia
will carry the party on it's perilous
eXpeditiOn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
GERMANY

BERLIN, May 15.-"eritish troops
made unsuccessful attempts to recon
quer positions taken by the Germans
near HuIIuch," said this afternoons
statement from the wsr office. "These
attacks either broke down in artillery
hre or we're repuIsed In hand to hand
fighting"
French attacks in the Meuse dis
triet, on the west slope north Of Dead
Mans hill and near CaiIIette forest,
were easily repuIsed.
ARTILLERY and patrols have been
active on many sections Of the west
ern 'front.'"
zeppelin IN DISTRESS.
COPENHAGEN, May 15.-A Zeppe-
lin airship, badly damaged, passed off
the island Of Fedje early Friday,
settling slowly toward the water and
disappearing in bank OF fog, accord
ing to the skipper of a Danish fish
Ing vessel. A fiotiIIa of destroyers
were pursuing the Zeppelin which evil
IDENTIFY had been damaged by shell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Preparedness Parade.

CHICAGO, May 15.-Chicago TODAY
planed to out-do New York's pre-
paredness parade. in which nearly
100000 marchers participated Satur-
day. William M. Lewis, secretary Of
the Illinois Navy league. issued ca !
to patriotic organizations for a SINH
lar parade here, to be held probably
June 10, during the republican and
progressive national conventions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Railway Mems, Convention.

DETROIT, Mich, May 15.-To con-
slider ways and means of furthering
the fight for an eight hour day on all
railroads in the country, the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen opened its
first triennial convention today in this
city A thousand delegates were in
attendance.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Matched for Rout.

TULSA, Okla. May 15.-Jim Flynn.
OF Pueblo, Colo, and Jack Dillon, Of
indianapolis have been matched for a
fifteen round bout at Dewey, Okla, for
July four. according to an announce
ment here today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
EIinht is POSTPONED.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. May 15.-
The cross continent flight Of Oscar
Brindley and A. J. Macy, scheduled to
begin today in an aeroplane fitted
with Macy's stabilizer, was postponed
Indefinitely because the machine was
not ready.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Skirts Too Short.

PATERSON, N. J., May 15.-l ife is
just one darned disappointment after
another here. Orders today required
Paterson's telephone operators to
disobey fashion dictates and wear
skirts long enough to conceal ankles,
which the company decided were too
cOnscipuOus
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
PRAYERS for Sick Wife

Prayers for Sick Wife.
CHICAGO. May 15.-Demet-o Mum
ock went to church yesterday to pray
for his "sick wife" He came home
to find that she had eloped with an
other man.
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