Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-29
CaiIIaux Involved
 With vOn Luxburg
Duplicity of Former Premier of France Exposed by Count James Minotto, an Interned Enemy Alien.

closures regarding the alleged nego- tiations of Joseph Caillaux, one time ] premier of France, and Count Von | Luxburg, former German minister to Argentina, intended to re-esta blish | Caillaux in power in Paris in 1915 and 1 bring about a seperate peace with | Germany, have been made to Deputy 1 State Attorney General Becker by Count James Minotto, an interned en- emy alien, the state official announced i here late today l The deposition of Minotto, who is a son inlaw of Louis Swift of Chicago, I has been forwarded to the French 1 ambassador at Washington, MT. Beck 1 CT said, and summary of it has been
 cabled to France for use in the trial
 of CaillauX for high treason, which
 opens tomorrow. The full text also is
 on it's way to Paris by a fast steam
 ship.
 l Minotto was brought here last week from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, by special i agents of the department of justice, acting upon the request of the deputy
 attorney general, who was commits stoned by the French government to investigate various phases of German
 intrigue in this country against
 France He talked freely, MT. Becker
 said, and gave information which the
 f1cial declared would be important
 in the prosecution of Caillaux.
 AIinotto, who comes of an old Ital-
 ian family, but who was born in
 Berlin, went to Buenos Aires in 1915
 and took part in extended conferences
 between Caillaux, then on a special
 mission to Argentina for France, and Luxburg. according to AIinoltc-s sworn statement. The count, MT. Becker
 said. was reluctant al first to reveal lis knowledge of the alleged Gail l laux conspiracy. but finally confessed } his entire connection with the l3uenos
 Aires negotiations. The details CT his testimony, the official said, would not 3 be made public until they have been offered in evidence in the Caillaux . trial
 3 Count Minotto, the deputy attorney : general stated. exhibited deciced anti
 German sentiments during their long [ interview. and appeard anxious to give r al tn information in his possession tC . the authorities. His testimony was
 corroborated by means of interviews C with other persons, Mir Becker said a and the collateral dispositions, as wei q as that of Minotto, were delivered tC
 the French embassy.
 . Minotto, the official stated. t.iougt s apparently not commissioned for tha e purpose by the German government
 served as a go-between in the Gail d lauX- LuXburg conferences d Caillaux is charged with "intrigut o tending to shake the solidarity of tn e allies and to bring about a prematur
 and dishonorabe peace with Ger Il many" His case is linked with thos y of Bolo Pasha, convicted ssof treason - and executed, and Louis J. Malvy, for - iner minister of the interior, who i
 alleged to have been the former pre- c rnier's tool in the government. Tn h CaillauX conspiracy, it is alleged. pro = posed an alliance between France .- Germany, Italy and Spain against En
 gland and Russia,
 ;e Caillaux, it is charged, made trip n to Italy and Argentina Tn the interest le of the plot. He is mentioned in th le cablegrams of Count Won LlIXburg |
 Berlin, which caused the Argentin r. government to dismiss the German ID envoy late last wear
 s Minotto was fnterned in May on i'd presidential warrant based on a sec
 ton of the law which permits intern B. ment for the duration of the war c at "eremy aliens. persons, who prove a public nuisance or who are ir an h way opposed to the governments Wa
 programme" Minotto fought the or s, der in the courts, declaring that h V. was "a true lover of the Unite Te States"
 D. Upon completion of his testimony Mi
 notto was taken to southern intern ,e nent camp. Because of his revela E. tions in the CaillauX case it was de K cided not to send him back 10 Fol at Gglethorpe
 a. The United States supreme cou a again recessed yesterday until ne1 ed Monday owing to the influenza ep Id demic.
 With the approval of the empert
 the Japanese Red Cross has awarde
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt med 70 of honor.
 One thousand dollars has been pa on for the Cherry Bob,' famous Durr' Id held boar, weight 800 pounds, in M; ow rion. o.
 he Lieut. Walter Krug of the America 's expeditionary forces is dead in Par he from self-inf1icted wounds. His boo
 was handed over to the colonel h. command of an American base f nf l