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MAKING IT HOT
FOR PRO-GERMANS
Courts And People Show Them En-
ror of Their WayS-Penaitie> Foi
Disloyalty.

Sioux Falls, 5. D.. April l1.-Con-
rad kornenIann, president OF the
South Dakota branch OF the German
American Alliance and editor OF
German language newspaper mere.
was convicted last night by jury in
the United States District Court OF
violation OF the Espionage Act.
One letter introduced as evidence
declared the defendant had never
given any declaration of loyalty and
never would, nor subscribe to any
Liberty Loan, the name being al
ready 10 lac an emetlc because hypo-
critical and misleading"
Ii developed in the trial that later
the defendant purchased $500 worth
of Liberty Bonds.
Sentence was deferred.
Minneapolis. Mimi, April Ill.
O. Bentall, erstwhile Socialist candl-
date for Governor, was found guilty
on two counts of violating the Espion
age Act by jury in the Federal
Court here today. He will be SEN
fenced Friday. Bentall is now under
one year sentence for obstructlng the
draft.
he uel6uuduI, W III w dS IIlS
cialist gubernatorial nominee two
years ago, was renomlnated at the
State convention here February "a
He was convicted October is on
charges of violating the Selective
Draft Act, being charged with hay
ing induced one of his farmhands
not to register.
I nr I
E. Henderson, a negro physician, in
dicted on charges of interfering with
the draft among members of his
race ana stirring up race prejudice,
was fodnd dead today. Near a re-
voiver was L note in which Hender-
son said he was atoning for the
''blunders of his life with his own
blood"
Jeffersonville, Ind, April IL
Joseph Goepfrich, farmer, so years
old, is incarcerated in a cell at the
Indiana State Reformatory here to-
day, apparently to save him from
the wrath of mobs which heard that
ne had threatened violence to a Lib
erty Loan Bond selling committee at
his home near Dale.
I'LL, II do SIdlCut " cio Oh
rested and taken to Jail at Rock
port Threats made against him
were responsible for hurrying him to
Evansville and Gisquiet there was re
sponsible for sending him to the re-
formatory here. Goepfrich asserts
he was born in the United States.
New York, April 11-Nearly 200
cd in, hn
Federal Court here this week for
violating legislation dealing with the
war, it was announced today. More
than $50, including one woman, were
accused, and many pleaded guilty CT
serving liquor to men in uniform.
United States Judge Harfd imposed
sentences ranging from one day to
eight months.
In the cases of so men who failed
to respond with their draft question
naires, Judge Hand said he would
communicate with Martin Conboy,
director of the draft here, to learn
whether their progress to the front
line trenches could be expedited.
Ashland, Wis, April 11.-Masked
men took Adolph Anton, a barten
uST, IRON HIS EOUl0 last uISul duu
tarred and feathered him because of
his alleged pro-Germanism. This is
the second episode of its kind in
Ashland within two weeks.
Chicago, April IA box OIL
ground glass was taken from the
clothing of Jacob Hendricks, former
constable of Aurora, Ill, when he
was brought here today.
When Hendricks was arrested at
Aurora, charged with promoting
lottery to aid German sailors intern
ed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, he swal-
lowed some wood alcohol. 1t gave
him a stomache, but did not alarm
the authorities.
Judge Lands postponed the case
until Monday.
Topeka, Kan, April 11.--Dr. Eva
Harding, Ike Gilberg, Ernest New
man and Prof. George w. Kleige, all
charged with conspiracy to defeat
the selective service act, were placed
on trial in Federal Court today. DR..
Harding was a candidate for Con-
gress from the First district of Kan
sas at the last election.
1t did not seem that it could be
possible, yet there are compensations
for living in a combatant country