South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-25
Sir Roger Easement, Arrested
in AbSOrtive Attempt to
Land Arms in ireland Will
Stand Military Trial.
GERMAN SHIP is SUNK
TRYING TO BREAK LINES
Auxiliary, Under GuiSe of Neu-
trail Vessel, Attempts to
Run Past British Patrol
Fleet But is Caught.

LONDON, April 25.-Sir RogerI
Easement. the Irish nobleman who
was captured while trying to land
arms in ireland on the night Of
April 2O-21. for use in rebellion,
has been brought TO London and is
now being detained here awaiting
military trial on the charge of
treason.
Official announcement of the fact
that Sir Roger had been brought
here from ireland WAS made by the
press bdreau today in the following
statement.
Sir Roger Easement. who was ar
rested in an abortive attempt to
land arms in ireland from a Ger
man vessel, vas brought to London
on sunday morning. He was met
at Fusion station by officers from
Scotland Yard and is now being de
tanned in r,Istody of the military az
thorities. Evidence relating to pro-
ceedings in Germany in which Sir
Roger figured since the outbreak Of
the war. will be produced at the
, trial"
Take German sailors.
Among the prisoners taken were
a number o. German sailors on
board the German auxiliary Oh
which Sir Roger and the arms were
being carried The German auNll-
iary. which vas sailing under the
guise OF a neutral freighter, was
sunk. but the German submarine
which was conveying it is under
stood TO have escaped
The German ship attempted to run
! through the lines of the British
patrol fleet. but was detected AMI
her mission Immediately became
known.
Hailed A. Traitor.
British newspapers today hailed
Sir Roger AS a traitor and many OF
them demanded penalty common
surate with the seriousness Of hi9
crime.
I
been given by competent authorities
that the efforts of Sir Roger and
his German co-conspiratOrs TO start
q rebellion IN Ireland have been
without result
The arrest Of Sir Poger Easement
/ puts an end u prO-German activities
which he has bean carrying on since
shortly after the outbreak OF the
war. He was IN the United STATES
| when the conflict broke out and al
that time gave no hint OF the propu-
/ ganda which ne was 10 carry on SO
strenCously during the next year and
half Making his Way 10 Germany
/ BY way Of Sweden Sir Roger 1T
/ once enlisted his activities on the
side of the Teutons entering mis-
efforts upon an attempt TO stir up
the Irish against England.
In Germany Sir Roger tried to
I get Irish prisoners Of war 10 enlist
in the German army as a price OF
their freedom. hat his efforts were
! fruitless.
SAYS Price Was On His Head.
This however was only part II
his mission Then he issued an
open letter 10 the ambassadors and
ministers ~ the warning powers, oe-
claring that he had evidence Of a
conspiracy between VI. De c. Find
lay. the British minister TO NORWAY.
and Alder Christensen 10 cause his
(Sir Roger's) arrest. Christensen
being promised 5000 for his share
in the plot
The next heard o. Sir Roger vas a
report that nc had applied for Ger
man citizenship Meanwhile anti
British articles were appearing in
British papers under the signature
o. the Irish nob,eman.
IL was said that reward Of se5.-
600 had been placed upon Sir
Rogers head by the British govern |
nlent.
Before the war Sir Roger gained /
prominence I'm the Congo by the IT, I
vestigation OF cruelties inflicted upon |
the natives IN the rubber fields ~ /
South Africa. At that time he was I
called one o. the worlds creates. /
apostles Of humanity. today British /
newspapers bitterly scored him rs
the Benedicr Arnold of England.