South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-06
TOLD BOLO To
QUIT PASHA CAME
CaiIIaux Didn't Approve of
Dealings With Khedive
in Egypt.

PARIS. Feb. 6.-The examination
81 Bolo Pasha, begun yesterday on
the first day Of his trial by court
martial GU the charge OF treason
was concluded at Tuesdays session
OF the court. The defendant at one
Point stated that me was created
pasha. which title he received from
ALbas HImi, then khedive OF Egypt.
IN September. 1914, and In this CON
LecuOn "a letter was read from for
Iuer Premier Joseph Caillaux. who
now is under arrest on a treason
charge. I'D which NJ Caillaux said:
'I beg you. my dear Bolo. 10 quit
this pash1 business. IL only makes
YOU ridiculous"
BOlo declared ne had never cor
Cealed his relations with the former
khedive. which We're known 20
Prest Poincare and TO Theophil=
Delcasse, former foreign minister.
Bcrnstorn Not Mentioned.
Regarding Adolph Pavenstadt.
formerly connected with New
Georgia internment camp. with
whom ne had financial dealings in
the United States. Bolo said Paver-
stadt never mentioned Count Won
Bernstorn. the German ambassador.
90 him. and that Pavenstadt always
manifested hatred towards Ger
~ ans. pretending to be of Czech
origin. BOlo declared that Paven-
Stadts evidence contained many err
rors i'm dates. He questioned the
authenticity OF the documents which
Favenstadt produced. (This ap-
uarently refers 10 the evidence
Pavenstadt gave at the New YORK
state investigation of last fall IN
which Pavenstadt named Count Won
Fernstorn as the source Of large
sums which BOlo is declared TO have
received in this country for infu-
encing French public opinion.) Bolo
asserted IL would be ridiculous 70
call him the political personality
mentioned in telegram from
Count Won Bernstorff TO Herr Won
JagOw. the German foreign minis
ter. as seeking a loan. He also de-
clared that il would have been ut
terly useless for him TO use the
name OF Saint Regis" (Paven-
stadt i'm his testimony explained the
use of this name in a Won Bernstorff
message by stating that it was a
password given him by Count Won
BernstOrff at BOlO's request i'm case
Bolo should wish later TO get IN
contact with German officials at
Berne)
These kilograms are fabrica-
,ions" Bolo declared.
Confidence shaken.
The defendants air of confidence
was noticeably affected when the
president OF the court pointed out
contradictions in Bolo's various ac-
counts of his American visit and
also Of the manner i'm which the
books OF the New York banking
house with which ne had dealings
Afforded contradiction of his state
ments.
THE authenticity Of the Ameri-
-an documents is guaranteed by the
fact that the American government
communicated them 10 French jus
tice' the prosecuting officer said
BoIo explained the fact that he
kept mo- books by declaring that ne
adopted this course TO avoid the in
come tax.
NJ. Porchere. an accountant ac-
Cused of having acted as an inter
nediary between Bolo and the for-
mer khediye OF Egypt. when placed
under examination protested with
apparent sincerity that he had never
acted traitorouSly; that ne had been
merely Bolo's agent. receiving goo
francs for each journey 20 Switze--
land. he undertook