Arizona republican., 1919-12-10
'HARDER-bO|[ED'
TOBE S0bR|QUET
|. Of MP. CAP TA|N?
New Disclosures of Brutal
Treatment of Soldiers
Overseas Is Expected in
Court Martial of Captain
Carl Detzer-More Than
100 Witnesses to Testify

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Another court
martial involving charges of brutal
treatment accorded members of the
American expeditionary force, at
which the evidence is expected to
eclipse even the sensations developed
at the trial of Lieutenant Hard
| boiled" Smith. will begin tomorrow at
Governors Island.
A special investigation OF the
charges was ordered by Secretary OF
| War Baker and the case was handled
! bv Major General Frank Mcintyre, as
| ssitant chief of staff. More than 100
witnesses have been brought here
from France and virtually all states
in the union, and officers directing
the prosecution estimated today that
not less than $4,000 had been eX-
peuded. The defendant is Captain
Carl Deter, former newspaper man
of Fort Wayne, Ind, who, While at
tached to the 30Sth military police
company, had charge under the prov
: ost marshal of all criminal investiga-
ton in the LIE Mans area, the largest
American concentration center in
France, through which more than
: 1000, 600 soldiers passed. 1t is charged
= that by various methods OF torture
he sought to eXtort confessions from
. prisoners, in orders that he might win
t favor in the eyes Of his superiors IN the
y number of convictions he obtained.
e Sergeant Also to Stand Triad
a Al the close of Detzer's court mar
i tial it is planned to place on trial
:; on similar charges his first sergeant
d U. S. Madden of Pittsburg, nephew
-, of John E. Madden, Kentucky hore-
a man. Sergeant +. L. Hoyt, who is al
legged to have aided and abetted Det-
is ger and Madden, was said by members
a of the Judge advocates department to
= be a deserter in France. He has moi
" yet been arrested.
* Methods which Deter and his sub
80 ordinates were alleged to have en-
~ ployed to wiring confessions from
he their prisoners resulted, 1t is alleged
tie in sending many men to the hospital
d. for a period of several weeks. Of
ficers of the judge advocates depart
ment admitted that many of the mer
- Deter had to handle were hard char
&c acters," often with long criminal:
wv records.
~ The methods are said to have IN
Guided orders to stand at attention
- for SO hours, 10 minutes on and fiv
81 minutes off; Withholding food ant
10 drink from prisoners until they &C
- knowledged their guilt; pullini
ho prisoners to their feet by the haii
striking them in the face and threat
ening them with pistols.
Forces Prisoner to Eat Cigaret
1t also is charged that once Detze
compelled Private Marcello GONZALEZ
of the 10th machine gun battalion
to swallow lighted cigaret which /
.1 was smoking against orders.
Ill In all, Deter faces % specification
! A 4 l. d.1.
III unbecoming an officer and gener
charges. If convicted on all count
Major William E. Kelly, of New Yor
judge advocate declared he faced Il
fist maximum sentence of life imprisol
lble ment.
ally The offenses with which Deter
M. charged are alleged to have been cor
Ort- mitted over period of sever
at months, beginning last February.
arty The detail for the court comprise
the Colonies William II. A. Allaire; Wi
ire lam T. Wilder, Samuel c. Jones, 10
L. Bond and Robert S. Knox, and M
Ca jors William A. Carleton and Rob-
Mr.. G. Rutherford, Jr.
and Assisting Major Kelly in handli
half the case for the prosecution are Ca
ords tains Robert E. Hanney and Jonh
erv- Weir. Counsel for the defense {
pas Lieutenant InOmdS L. heIIerHldH
stor, the New York firm of Fielder, GLIDE
ched Campbell & Barranco, of which Ne
ould ton W. Gilbert. formerly vice go
Town ernor general of the Philippines, is
member.
ason FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 9.-h
lark, W. Deter, United States army capt;
later who faces court martial at Govern'
d by Island tomorrow, was formerly spc
the ing editor of a local newspaper.
,arty entered the first officers train
S for camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
dianapolis, from which he graduated
Bap- captain. He left for France in il
hav- 1915 with company D. $3.50 infan
lopes saith division