The sun., 1918-02-25
Court-lnartialed Here After
Being Brought Back
From France.
HAD TRIED TO RESIGN
llintpd He Wouldn't Fight
Against His German
Relatives.
lNI. :. SERVICE 20 YEARS
Made Attempt to Get Trans
frrrcd to Submarine
Activities.
IN /. :. SERVICE 20 YEARS

rAp, David \ IIenkes Of the SIX
...U,1 Infantry. United States Army
,rcgIlars). was brought back from
France, tried by A court martial on
c'lgEcs OF violation Of his constitu-
i,nai oath and adjudged guilty OF 'at-
tempting 20 avoid service. demonstrating
a!sloyal;v TO the Government OF the
r:i'rd States and sympathy with its
enemies lie was sentenced 20 serve
twenty-five years at hard iaDor in the
r.'"I states Disciplinary Barracks al
Iy. !cavenworth, Kan.
CAP, Ienkes's dishonorable dismissal
|'r0l Inc service was announced last
.n' from Governors Island as bearing
o''r + February %.
'l,' Hcnkes wrote three letters, one
:. ~. secretary of War and two 10 the
.Ntlu'ant t-tieneral, for acceptance of his
.-isuation because his wife is an Aus
wan, and because OF his own family's
co-uections in Germany. He asked that
h. resignation could not be accepted
go ..e transferred to transport duty in
ne submarine zone" rather than be
oupellel - fight face To face on lond
sth his kinsmeu.
because of these letters he was sent
hack from pershinc's army for trial. and
"u these he was convicted. hut the sever
: of his sentence. according to officers
o'tae Judge Advocate Generals Depart
rleut. Mas because there was evidence 10
SOW ne was III touch With Won Bern
s'orT's arents contributed to German
propaganda funds ami worked for peace
~ any price up to the time America en-
'"r'd the war.
This evidence was discovered after
IItnkes was brought back from France
fr trial. dispatches from Washington
said last night. ON landing he asked
70 be allowed TO see his wife. This was
enied. but he was permitted to tele-
phoue. and officers listening in heard
hinl instruct his wife TO burn all his
Iapers.
Before Mrs. Henkes could carry ou,
-ne order her home was entered and tho
Eliminating letters and papers were
seized. According to officers If the
Judge Advocate Generals Department
'1e>e proved that Henkes not only haC
been in communication with Count vor
E"rnstor:f. then German Ambassador tc
TO United States, but had contributed
I, G"rman. Austrian and Turkish funds
and had Ocen an active propaSandist.
letter to Secretary Baker.
TO Captains letter to Secretar,
Rency written in San Antonio. Tex.
May -. 1917. follows:
W the event that the reasons stated
II my letter Of resignation are not
d.enrd sufficient feel it my solemn
oI'v tu further state the following
"fUr'her service as a commissioned
~ ls.fa IA. |. 4,
Europe and there bring me in conflic
w'h Ihos" who are my relatives anC
f. ends, although for the time bens
Legal tpcnics My father came from
0i"rmauN. My mother wns horn here
shortly after the arrival of her parents
We NtV" many other relatives an,
tr."0d. here ! cannot force myself Il
he convection that ] am "apablc o
~-nln- Nay on my kindred upon then
sn.' or = manner that would become my
az. nud station. ! earnestly reques
we I may no. he required to underg,
'|.- ordeal | seriously douOt my ability
- r1stand il. and would avoid in tn
'''!t' Of my country. family arC
'"e-ds what at least appears the prob
.r'r ,uusoqucnce.
- an only alternative If my service.
Ht - dispensed WIN. I would sucEeS
o.. .n another field. However, 7 mos
'1rvo-'iN believe that il is to the mani
..t' n''-cst Of the Government that m,
$50. - a commissioned officer F."
. "N'y he terminated by the aCCep
'''" of aid resignation
10y go. "rclf regret 10 feel called upp>
p" 49, J. TIC usual methods of commun,
cation The subject and emergency ap
.'' - admit OF no alternative. and
rtr .-' efforts may be pardoncd,