Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-05
Trial of Bo1o Pasha
B1ow at Intrigue
System of Germany

Paris. Feb. 5.-The trial by court
martial of Bolo Pasha was begun
yesterday.
In bringing 10 trial Paul Bolo, o:
Bolo Pasha, the French government Is
endeavoring TO disrupt the whole sys-
| TEN of German intrigue and propa-
ganda in France which in the spring
| Of 1917 became so bold and effective
as to threaten to defeat Frances efforts
to carry on the war.
Bolo's case has been defined as but
one of series of inter-related Incl
| dents in The German effort to organize
propaganda Of depression and dis
| couracemont among the civilian lead
ers and soldiers of France. These in
volved not only Bolo. the so-called
'Levantine financier." but also Joseph
Caillaux, a former premier of France.
one of more members of the French
chamber OF deputies. and several
French newspapers. These newspapers
are alleged to have been subsidized by
German money to spread abroad IN
France a spirit of 'defeatism.' belief
that there was no hope of beating
Germany and that France should make
haste to accept the best terms possible.
AS Bolo's connection with the scheme
vas the first startling Development in
unCovering the plot. his name has since
been applied TO the whole system OF
German propaganda in France and the
new word "Boloism' was coined.
In the attempt to bride French
statesmen and leaders, and to influence
Pr, nCh opinion by substituting her
NJ wSpapers or founding new publCa-
tions to disseminate the spirit OF
paCifsm or defeat. il has been charged
that Germany devoted i sum Of money
ranging up to or even exceeding 10
600 600 marks. Bolo, himself, is said
to have had the use of a fund OF ~
6S3. 000 chiefly if not wholly TO corrupt
the French press. In what way the
remainder Of the corruption fund was
expended had not been made clear up
20 the beginning OF 1918.
Partial unCovenng OF the plot has
resulted not only in the arrest OF
Caillaux and Bolo but in driving ont OF
office Of Louis J. Malvy. formerly
French minister of the interior, in the
arrest of several editors Of the news
| sion on the ground that it had been
subsidized 20 preach pacifism in the in
te-est Of Germany. One of the Bonnet
Rouge's editors who threatened 10
make sensational disclosures was found
strangled in his cell before he had d
chance to reveal what he may have
known Of the plot. A few other news
papers alleged to have been founded
! in France TO spread the German peace
propaganda also were suppressed.
Bolo's activities possess peculiar IN
|terest 10 Americans because of the fact
that. Of the funds at his disposal. il
: charged that $l.6s3o0Q was trans
terred from ;ae Deutsche Bank in Ber-
lin 10 France by way Of New York
II was as a result, Of discovery Of mis-
manipulation Of this fund thru five
New York banks or banking houses
hat Attorney General Merton T.. Lewis,
ot New York state. was able to obtain
which was forwarded TO
the French am Dassador in Washington.
/ ". Jasserand. upon which Bolo vas ar
rested
According 10 M. Lewis, Count Won
! FArnStorT. then German ambassador 70
the United states. directed the trans
fer Of me sI.633 900 TO BOlo in New
York thru the financial agent Of the
| Deutsche Bank in New York. II was
stated tina, the money was placed at
! Bernsaortra disposal by wireless mes
sages in q secret code in which tcu =
tiDus names were used to represent
the parties participating in the trans
action.
BoIos first appearance as factor IN
! international affairs Vas as financial
adviser 10 AoDas HiIrni. who, in 1914,
the beginning Of the war. was khedive
Of Egypt. I, was from the khedive
| that Bolo received his title OF pasha
! b. 1876 however the khediye had been
| Ous:ed and Holo, IL is said. was pen
( sioner Of MS brother, a French priest,
! in 1914.
! In the following year it is asserted
! the kbeGivc and Bolo met in Switzcr-
| land and, with the approval Of Colt
! lieb Won Jagow, then German foreign
minister il was arranged that 10000.
| 900 MARKS should be placed 70 Bolo'
account to influence the French press
! in favor Of premature peace.
| The money. it is charged, was trans
! ferred 10 Bolo thru New York and a
large part Of il used 10 purchase an
interest in lie Journal. an important
| newspaper controlled By Senate,
| Charles Hunbert. On discovery of the
origin Of the fund Senator Humbert
tried e -ctS2S 4. but :a:s va opposed
! by Bolo.
In September last BoIo was arrested
! after judicial investigation Of his al
legged re1ations with the enemy. HE
arrest profoundly stirred the French
ca pital, inspiring in some French patri'
| Vts the feeling that at last the scandal
that weighed so heavily upon Franco
| Was about to be cleared.
| Hoio loudly asserted his innocence
and even wrote a letter to Premier
PainIeve asking him TO finish the at.
fair" decls ring that he had been tor
ltured for eight months and that nots-
| ing had been found against him
Constant Sufferer Firds Relief.
Il have been a constant sufferer from
l he a.