South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-14

dreds OF anarchists in every nook and corner of the
good old L. s And nobody watch them. For at
that particular moment chaos reigned in our
Office thousands Of complaints ping in, and only
/ a handful of handle them in quarters which
consisted OF small rooms, crowded with typewriter
desks chairs tables and people who anxious TO
give information German and other propaganda
matter 1t then that in quite often from 20
10 % hours work at stretch, going two days and
night in succession without any sleep perhaps twice
week, and working the other days at least is hours
per day. The excitement tho game the fascination
the kept alive and the go during those
memorable days and nights
The next encounter had with these italian
chists in the OF -, .
y CLANDESTINE MEETING.
We were informed That they were going to hold
took in his automobile near part of the town
I called "Trpoh;' the hall in the neighborhood was
locked. and had just decided that there moth
ms doing when surprise around
sharp and between wooden three
Eeckers the open a gathering Of about 200 Ita-
I ians. I jumped the before they me- and
mixing with the crowd got near center where saw
a tall fellow whom they nicInamed Big Tony" owing
70 his exceptional height for Italian distribute
some newspapers which had wrappers around them
bearing the addresses of the different individuals to
whom he handed them. got close to Big Tony" and
giving a fictitious Italian tried get of the
newspapers. but unfortunately that very moment
someone in the crowd had noticed the police chiefs
automobile and gave the alarm. Big Tony" without
losing a minute made for the nearest three-decker.
J with Mr.. - and me close TO his heels
\ FLOATING AGITATOR.
We lost track OF him for few minutes But soon
he appeared in the dark hallway, and asked him
\
OF Sunday paper. 1 pushed him aside and entered
which just emerged. l found an
Italian sitting in chair. nursing a small
baby. I asked her in Italian how long Big Tony
had been rOOming there, and she answered oh only
since last night" This proved that he out of
agtator who had up
the Italians of the colony. then made systematic
search for the he had brought with him and
had doubt hidden. I found them in a coal hod.
Tearing off the with the addresses Italians
/ from and other neighbOrng places
showed these into my pockets keeping a few copies
Hp was ron rorciVa
/ as 1 had surmised for evidence That moment
| Mr.. and Big Tony" entered the room, and
the latter savagey barked at give back his pa
pers then showed him my badge. and told him to
shut up. He grOUled for while and all walked
into the open. Meanwhile had asked him long
he was living in town and he told me since two
mOnths'-whch was clean cut lie in view Of the
womans statement that he had only come last night
IN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT
/ Outside we kept the outskirts of a crowd which
in the meantime gathered around the speaker.
Young light haired, blue eyed Italian, who looked for
all the world like "a German and spoke italian with
slight Austrian accent which immediately brought
back TO my mind a item I had read in the train
that morning to the effect that Italian with APP
parently German or Austrian accent had harangued
some OF the Italian workers Camp the
night before urging them to strike. If he had been
successful this would have crippled the building OF
the camp which just then in progress.
IN order that my readers understand why l attach
ell importance 70 this would be Italian propa-
document which intercepted by the allied secret
service and which in my possession at that time
it
Circular addressed TO the minister foreign affairs
all ambassadors ministers pIenipotentaries and
sular representatives in neutral countries:
/ We call your attention TO the fact that there has
been established in spheres In the country which
you are attached, special departments for organZa
ton OF propaganda in countries that are not at
with Germany. This propaganda will aim at bringing
about social movements. accompanied by strikes
buttons and civil wars and al agitatOns that viii help
to bring end this bloody You by all
and every available means those the heads OF all
these departments of propaganda. They will furnish
(signedp BARTHELME.
Suffice it state that this gentleman was the man
10 whom have referred 10 Ave France in my for
FOR BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
I decided. therefore. then and there TO get better
acquainted with the gentlemen who huenty ratified
off most hourishing phrases about information
alism have ever heard. He talked for hour.
and finished so abruptly that did not get chance
to speak him before disappeared.
That afternoon Mr.. and went over by
trouey-car to -- I noticed or the car with us
n number OF the anarchists who had listened to the
speaker Of the morning. I watched them carefully.
particularly where they got off the remembering
the name os the street corner Talking the matter
over with the chief of the police. he very
kindly gave me two men in plain clothes to help me
though thought it advisable that these
keep at a distance as they were we'll known to the
Italians OF the district and their presence might only
stir trouble instead preventing the same. For
only Few weeks before this date two policemen had
been shot at in the neghborhood at midnight one
u dropping dead or the spot and other throwing him
self on the ground feigning death to the real
thing
AN UNPLEASANT ENCOUNTER.
When we got TO the street where these Ital
i2ns had jumped of the OF them
gathered in the OF bakery listening TO the same
speaker OF German appearance whom hoard in
the morning in ---- and who standing this
time on the back porch of the bakery, haranguing
crowd and ridiCuling democracy" in the most
cynical manner. In order not lose sight "gon-
tlenen" this trip. close him as possibly
could, which was the steps Of the porch which
he was standing. / naturally separated from my
companions and the moment the speaker closed his
harangue stood next 10 him and thus com