The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-06
BOLO PASHA, WHO IS .ACCUSEDOF TREASON DENIES EVERYTHING
Man Who Tried to Aid Ger many in Propaganda in
 France Continues to Defend Himself

Paris. February 5.-The examination of Bolo Pasha, begun yesterday on the first day of his trial by court-martial on the charge of treason, was concluded at to- days session of the court. The defend ant at one point stated that he was created a pasha. which title he received from Abbas Hilmi, then Khedve of Egypt. in September, 1914, and in this connection q letter was read from for mer Premier Joseph Caiilaux, who now is under arrest on a treason charge. in which M Caillaux <id
 T beg you, my dear Bolo, to quit this pasha business. It only makes you ri- diculous."
 Rolo declared he had never concealed his relations with the former Khedive which were known to President Poin- | care and to Theophile Delcasse, former | foreign minister.
 Regarding Adolph Pavenstadt, formerly connected with a New York banking house, and now in Georgia internment camp with whom he had financial deai- 1 ings in the United States, Bolo said Payenstadt never mentioned Count Von Rcrnstorff, the German ambassador 10 | him. and that Pavenstadt always mani- | fested hatred toward Germans, pretend 1 ing to be of Czech origin. Bolo de- c,ared that Pavenstadt's evidence con tained many errors in dates lie ques- tioned the authenticity of the documents which Pavenstadt produced. (This appar- entity refers to the evidence Pavenstao.
 gava at the New York state investiga- ton of last fall, in which Pavenstao' named Count Won Bernstorff as the I source of large sums which Bolo is de- clorea to have received in this country i for influencing French public opinion) l Rolo asserted 1t would be ridiculous | to consider him the political person ality mentioned in telegram rom 1 Count Won Bernstorff to Herr Von Jagow. the then German foreign minis ters. as seeking loan He also oe- clared that it would have been utterly useless for him to use the name or l saint Regis" (Pavenstadts tesu- n,ony explained the use of this name I in a Won Bernstorff message by stat inc that it was a password given him by Count Won Bernstorff at Bolos re- ouest in case Bolo should wish later to get in contact with German off, cials at Berne)
 "These telegrams are Notifications" Bolo declared.
 "The defendants air of confidence was noticeably affected when the president of the court pointed out contradictions in Bolos various ao- counts of his American visit. and also tho manner in which the books of the New York banking house with which
 he had dealings afforded contradiction of his statements
 nThe authenticity of the American
 documents is guaranteed by the fact that the American government com. municated them to French justice" the prosecuting officer said.
 Bolo explained the fact that he kept no books. declaring he adopted this course to avoid the income tax.
 M. Porchere. an accountant. accused
 of having acted as an intermedia1y between Bolo and the former Khedive of Egypt, when placed under examina-
 ton, protested with apparent sincerity that he had never acted traitorously that he had been merely Bolo's agent
 receiving 200 francs for each journey
 to Switzerland he undertook.
 M. Doyen, expert accountant, wK- investigated the fortune of Bolo Pashs
 and his wife. testified that at the out.
 break of the war the couple had dis
 sipated the entire estate left bJ
 Madame Bolo's first husband and haj
 no other revenue than the income iron
 a trust fund, which amounted to 47.00( | frap pr