The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
PASHAP PAYS
| WITH HIS LIFE FOR
BEING A TRAITOR
Paris, April 17.-Bolo Pasha
has been executed at Vim

Paris, April 17.-Bolo Pasha
has been executed at Vim
comes.
Paul Bolo whose career has been closed
by the French government, was born in
Marseilles. He studied for the law, but
forsook that honorable profession for oc-
equations which were varied and hazard
Gus.
He was identified in several enterprises
which failed and then he drifted to Paris,
where, in 1894, he was convicted of abuse
of confidence and swindling. He later
went to Valencia, Spain, where he con-
Quoted cafe, which was frequented by
the French colony. In 1903 he married
a widow who had an annual income of
10000 francs and at once enlarged his
field of activities becoming an agent
FOR champagne and other wines.
NEW PHASE OF WORK
Just before the world war broke out
in 1914, Bolo entered into new phase
of work, which took him to Egypt, where
he met Abbas Hilmi, then the Khedive,
for whom he became a trusted agent in
the exploitation of land owned by the
Khedive and for the, protection of the
Khedive's interest in the Suez canal and
in Egypt in the event that England
should repudiate Abbas Hilmi. From the
Khedive Bolo received the title Of
pasha, which has been linked with his
name.
After the flight of Abbas Hilmi to
Switzerland in 1915, Bolo met him at
Zurich, in company with the then Ger
man foreign minister, Gottlieb Jagow,
and an arrangement was made to turn
over to Bolo a sum of 100000 marks
to be paid in installments through the
former Khedive, for the purpose of in
fluencing the French press OF this sum
about 100000 marks were paid through
Swiss banks.
During the summer of 1916 Bolo bought
the Paris Journal from Senator Humbert.
paying 5,500,000 francs for the property.
After the initiation of proceedings
against Bolo, the money he paid Senator
Humbert was refunded.
ACTIVITY IN AMERICA
In February, 1916, Bolo came to Amer
lea. The Deutsche Bank of Berlin is
said to have turned over to Bolo sum
of 100000 francs, which was deposited
in this country, at least nine banks hg-
uring in the records of the case. DIS
closures made by the United States gov
eminent relative to his activities in this
are said to have brought about
his arrest.
Bolo was arrested September %, 1917,
for receiving money from Germany for
use in peace propaganda. After his ar
rest there came sensational disclosures
of his activities. He was placed on trial
for high treason February 4, 1913, was
February A. and was sentenced
to death Bolo appealed to the court OF
revision but the case was dismissed by
that tribunal March II. and this act1on
was affirmed by the court of cassahon
April 2. The committee of revision of the
department of justice rejected Bolo' $ plea
for a new trial April s. and April Pres
ident Poincare refused to grant Glenn
ency. 1t was announced on the same day,
however. that the military judicial au-
thorities had granted reprieve Tor the
to Bolo, because of revelations
which he had promised to make.
The activities of Bolo and other al
legged instruments of German propaganda
in France were given the general term
of "Boloism'' and the general trend O..
comment in legal journalistic and politl-
cal circles after Bolo's conviction were;
"With Bolo's DEATH Boloism will die
Prominent French connected with the
Rolo affair included former Premier Jo-
seph Caillaux, Senator Charles Hum
bert and Fernand Monier. presiding
Judge of the highest Partisan court. Cali
laux and Humbert are in prison awaiting
trial.
Bolo's brother is Catholic priest and
is one of the most eloquent pulpit ora
tors in the church in France.