Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-05

bank in the form of cashiers checks
from the National Park bank and the
Guaranty company were enjoined by
Pavenstedt to remain silent, and they
did until brought before the attorney
general a few days ago.
BOLO'S ORIGIN COMMON.
Bolo, of common origin, the son of a
hairdresser in Marseilles, probably
would not now be awaiting trial, with
the death sentence a possibility, as a
traitor but for his visit to New York,
says the New YorH Tribune. Secret
service agents picked up his trail
through his meetings with German
agents here such as Captain Tauscher.
And after a stay here-just how long
could not be learned last night-Bolo
Pasha returned to Europe, and before
going to France stopped at Geneva,
Switzerland, the place from which he
directed his many pro-German en-
deavors.
In Switzerland he opened accounts to-
falling several millions. Just how much
is problematical, for the Swiss govern
ment, in reply to the request for a
statement of his accounts with Swiss
banks, replied that it was a political
affair, and that 1t would have to refuse.
Washington made a somewhat similar
reply last February, when the French
government asked this government to
learn the extent of his accounts here.
This country was then neutral.
Last week, however, this government
answered the French governments
questions, and, on information from the
United States, Bolo was arrested as a
spy in France.
This is how Bolo worked in France"
said an informant of the New York Tri-
bune. First, he or his agents started
almost at the inception of the war
numerous Satirical weeklies. They were
similar to The Masses and to Jeremiah
A. O'Leary's Bull They ridiculed war
and attributed false and unworthy mo-
tives to those directing it. They talked
of the war as one conducted for the
benefit of munition makers. after the
manner of The Masses and Bull
MANY SHOUTS FOR PEACE.
zone of these Pasha Bolo weeklieS
was called The Republican Trench
Then there were serious papers-dailies
which he subsidized, which shouted
for peace, even peace without victory.
Some of the editors were conscious of
what they were doing and knew they
were taking German gold and doing
GermanyS WOrk, Wnlle oIneTS were just
stupid.
The beginning of this year, after
these papers had been paving the way
for the work in hand for two years or
more, Bolo, through his agents, engaged
demi-mondaines to meet soldiers back
from the trenches and entertain them,
and then these German-paid demi-mon-
DANES would tell the soldiers of the
horrors of war, and pretend they loved
them, and would wind up with an APP
peal to them not to return to the
trenches.
This is something that the American
people, or, in fact. any one outside of
France, knew nothing Of These women
agents of Bolo succeeded temporarily,
but after a time the government got the
matter in hand. And you can rest as
sured that the trial will present many
situations that will interest Americans. b"
Bolo Pasha is one of the many SOL
diers of fortune that Germany mustered
into it's service. Born of poor parents,
at an early age he set out for himself.
While his brother. who is now a bishop
of the Catholic church, with diocese IN
France, was studying for the priest
/ hood, Bolo Pasha was in parts UNI
known. Finally he became a friend of
the khedive of Egypt, who made his for
tune for him, and gave him the title
of pasta.