The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-09
American Citizen MaItreated by
I Canadian Soldiers.
Ontario Court Suspends Sen
tence Against Offenders.
BROKE IN PF"HONAGE DOOR
Made Rev. Mr.. Tappert Sing
English National Hymn.
Consul Protests; Preacher
Comes to United States.

berlin. Ontario, March 9.-Sentence
has been suspended on two soldiers
who with others recently broke into
the home of the Rev. r. c. Tappert'
nsstor of st Matthew's Lutheran
church and dragged him to the street
Mr.. Tappert says he is an American
either and a protest against his
t1eatment has been filed by American
Consul Hamilton. At the trial Mr..
Tappert said that when the soldiers
'sane to his home he locked the doors
fea,ipg violence The door was
sb,ol<eT omen and when the minister
refused TO accompany me soiolers 70
the street he was Knocked uowh.
while he was being carried lllt9 My Ne
street by the heels and the head UT.
sranpert said he was repeatedly
The two soldiers, Sergeant Major
Blood and Private Schaeter aaIll tt
that the minister's story was supstan-
tally true and the former sought 10
i,setifv their actions by saying MI
Tannert had shown by his utterances
Tat he was an enemy to the brush
empire. -,,,,,a,5e,4
sentence the court said ne assumed
he WAS doing so with the coliseiA' u
Comes to America.
ssCew York, March 9.-lntormatloh
tfaf the Rev. r. c. Tappert had ar
rived at Buffalo, with ms fanny was
,.ts,aiv,ed TODAY by his brother, the Rev
" n Taupert of this city. the KeV:
$50, Tappert formerly was pastor OF
sh.,rches in this city and vicinity ana
IN Meriden, Conn. He went 10 per per.
trs Ontario, three years ago MS
1-rother said the Berlin pastor never
mad during his, residence IN Calll ',9
oaased offense by expression or lIlPII-
Safion of pro-German sentiments put
his trouble there began a year ago
when a statement regarding aHeSeu
belgian atrocities was attributed TO
him. ,,..,.,,
mn, brother was asked by mem
her Of his CONGREGATION whether some
features of the Belgian charges were
ffne and simply replied that ne DOUBT,
ed the truth of some OF them at least,
said Dr Tappert. From that time on
the persecutions have never ceased.
Ne added that the Rev. r. {. rap
far+'s daughter had been denounced
IS american parasite" after she ue-
-o5iued to contribute to 1und Ior wal
nafposes and that the Berlin pastor
bo,ys had been invited to swear allie
glance to the British flag but mad de-
eIned as they were Americans IN
February the Rev. DR.. Tappert salo
his brother received warning signed
BY .pThe Berlin Boys" composed OF a
nBattallou at the barracks there that il
he did not leave the city in forty days
he would be tarred and feathered
Tfien he resigned.
'sSeventy of the battalion members
called at the parsonage at midnight
ar. Sunday and called to him to come
out" said Rev. DIR. G. H. Tappert
'He declined, whereupon the from
door of the parsonage was broker
down and the place invaded. WheI
they seized him and dragged him out
side, refusing his wife permission tC
give him hat or overcoat.
Fass.For some time the soldiers march
ed my brother up and down Kin;
street, hitting and slapping him. The1
they took him to the rear of the bar
racks and ordered him to sing TIN
English National Hymn"