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cent; but in justice it Is not for to prove their nno
it is for the military authorities who have pro-
ceeded against them to establish their guilt.
Witnesses called to give evidence before biased
commission will in general be afraid to tell the truth
This only be obtained fully and be universally
accepted such condition that mixed commission
be formed to investigate it and to guarantee i'm
partial and exact inquiry
And, therefore, cannot but for the third
time my proposal to confde to a mixed commission
made up partly of German magistrates and partly of
Belgian magistrates the task Of throwing full light
facts about which the Governor General has had the
happy idea to institute inquiry In order that the
results of the inquiry may have all desirable weight,
it were we'll that the tribunal should be presided
by some delegate from neutral state.
Malines, February 10th, 1915.
(Signed) D. ]. CARDINAL MERCER
(Signed) Won FLEMING,
Major and Adjutant of the Kreschef of Malines.
The proposals of the Cardinal achieved no result
whatever.
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"Honor" of German Soldiers

Government General of Belgium, Brussels,
p. A. J. No 1877. April 2Oth, 1915.
To HIS Ennence Cardinal Mercier Archbishop Of
MdLines.
have the honor of expressing to your Entinencs
my hearty thanks for your letter of the 18th nstant
! perfectly understand the feelings which him.
dered your Eminenoe from undertaking any painful
inquiry in order to the questions which had
addressed to you. had indeed no intention of ep-
acting such inquiry. had reason rather to be-
eve that If, after all, these reports had any solid
foundation, the ecclesiastical authorities tUould in
1oay another, haze had cognzGnce of them. II
is enough to state that neither your Eminencs
the other bishops furnish any proof based
facts of these reports, and feel bound again to de-
clare Indignantly that they purposey prOpugated
and With malicious intent.
aOilEingIy agree that an inquiry, having for it's
object the REPUTATION of these lying aecusatioAs woud
be of nature to Mound the modesy of Never
theless, cannot refrain from pointing out to your
Em,inencc that in presence of such allegations my
self and all s0ho haze at heart the honor and good
name Of the German soldiers experience like sent-
ments. 1t Is in the of these feelings Whch
your En,innce fnde justifable, While Intervening on
behalf of the confded to your care that claim
the right to check NTH euery means at my command
the ISLANDERS that are eNeveIed at troops.
II is 1Uith all the gratitude, then, that I dc-
knowledge that your Eminence, in the most peretp-
tory WGy, disapproves Of the propagation Of such Res
in the press, and that venture to count on your
benevolent cooperation in defeating these malicious
mdchinGtonst
AlIow me to offer to your Enrincnoe the erpres.
sion OF my sincere esteen and haze the honor to Be
your denoted servdnt.
(Stgncd) BARON VoN Kissing,
CONTINUED MONDAY
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Cardinal Merciier's Story

Including his correspondence with the German
authorities in Belgium during the war, 1914 to
1918, edited by Professor Fernand Msyenee OF
Louvnin University and translated by the Bene-
dietine Monks of St. Ausustine's, Ramssate.
England.
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CHAPTER X
Scheme for an Inquiry on the Subject of
Assaults Committed by German Sol
diers Upon Nuns
diers Upon Nuns

WE HAVE seen how the KHeischef of Malines had
w communicated TO the Cardinal a scheme for an in
quiry about priests put to death by German troops
during the first weeks of invasion The Cardinal having
in his letter of January oath replied that he would lend
his aid only TO an international committee of inquiry,
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by the representative of neutral country. cherish
the hope that his Excellency the Minister of the
United States would not refuse to preside either him
self through delegate of his own choice
Accept, beg you, dear Kreischef, the assurance
of my sincere esteem.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCER
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Cardinal Answers Inquiry by Giving Names of
Clergy in His Diocese Who Had Been Put
to Death by the Invader
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Gives Names of Slain Priests

The Cardinal answered without delay:
Archbishops House. Malines,
January cath, 1915.
To the Count Won Wengersky, Kreischef Malines.
Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the letter
26s II, bearing date January 20th, which you have
had the kindness to send me.
The names of the priests and religious of Ma
lines diocese who to my knowledge have been put to
death by German troops are the following: Dupier-
reux of the Society of Jesus; the Brothers Sebastian
and Allard of the Congregation of Josephites;
Brother Candde of the Congregation of Our Lady of
Mercy; Father Maxmin, Capuchin; Father Vincent,
a minor cOnventual; Carette, a teacher; LOmbaerts,
Goris, De Clerck, Dergent Wouters Van Baedl, par
sh priests
On Christmas Day, when published my pastoral
letter. l did not yet know with certainty what had
been the fate of the of Herent; since then his
body has been found at Louvan and identified.
Other figures quoted by in my pastoral let
ter ought to be added For instance for Aerschot
gave the number of victims ninety-one, but the
total of Aerschotos dug up now reaches 143. How
ever, the time has not yet come to insist these
detailed facts. Their enumeration will to light
in the inquiry which you lead me to expect.
1t will be consolation to me to see full light
thrown upon events which had to recall in my pas
tora letter and others of the kind.
But it is indispensable that the results of The
inquiry should appear to all with authority beyond
dispute.
With this end in view, have the honor TO pro-
pose to you my dear Count and to the German author
tiles through your kind Intervention, that the Com
mission of Inquiry be composed equally of German
delegates and Belgian magistrates to be appointed
BY our Chief Justice the whole to be presided over
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CHAPTER VIII
The Cardinals Protest Against the Behavior
of a German Military Chaplain
Archbishop's House, Malines,

Archbishops House, Maines,
February 9th, 1915.
ITO His Excelency Baron Won Kissing, Governor Cen
eral, Brussels.
Dear Governor General--An incident has taken
place at Forrieres in the province of Luxembourg, to
which would call your kind attention, In conjunc-
tion with my venerable colleague, Mgr Heylen,
Bishop of Namur, should like, in addressing your
Excellency to foresta any painful controversy.
At Forrieres Thursday, January 7th, the Cure
Tagnon had conversation in the sacristy with the
chaplain of Aron which can be more or less summed
up in these terms:
MANY innocent priests in the diocese of Namur
have been shot"
pardon me-" answered the chaplain, "our staff
headquarters is in possession of proofs that many
civilians were francs -treurs and that the clergy in
cited them to fire on the German troops"
"You must not believe all these tales; if one
to pin ones faith to all hears, I should also
believe that the Germans have attempted to violate
nuns"
That very same day che chaplain, in
pany with German doctor, paid visit to the pres
byery in order to induce the to repeat the state
ment he had made that morning in the sacristy
The cure acknowledged that, materially, he had
made the statement, but in vague manner: people
say" "there is rumor that" and condtionay, Ger
mans may have violated our nuns"
Imprisonment of Cure
Nevertheless, the chaplain made categorical
and detailed accusation against the cure, the net re-
suit of which was the Imprisonment of the cure and
his condemnation to either hundred days in gaol
a thousand francs fine.
NJ Nilsson, public notary, accused of having in
the course of familiar conversation with his FRIEND
M. Tagnon made the statement was condemned
to undergo the same penalty.
am convinced, dear Governor General that the
Cure Tagnon has not made the damnng accusation
against the German army which the chaplain has put
into his mouth. But it is not my intention to lay
stress on the accusation itself.
1t is the behavior of the chaplain that find
odious. conversation held in the anteroom by two
brother priests cannot be the subject for
to court. The aforethought behavior OF the
who tries to impose the good faith of his brother
priest airily accepts cigar which he smokes in his
company enjoys the hospitality of his table, in order
to extort from him confidence with which to trump
up case against him-this premeditation aggravates
the guilt of the and the odous character of
his accusation.
The military tribunal Of Arlon must have been
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CHAPTER TX

The Cardinal lnteycedes on Behalf of F: Van
Bambeke, S. j., and of the Abbe Cuylits.
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CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VII
Release of the Belgian Doctors and Chemists
Confined at Heidelberg

Confined at Heidelberg
D EFERENCE has already been made in preceding
~ letter to group of Belgian army doctors and phar
maceutical chemists confined at Heidelberg and threat
ened by the camp commandant with reprsas, to be
sort of protest against the supposed bad
treatment to which it falsely alleged the German
officer prisoners in France and Belgium had been sub
jected The Cardinal, who had interceded with Won
Kissing his compatriots' behalf received the follow
ing reply:
Government General Brussels,
January S0th 1918.
To His En,inence Cardinal Mercier Archbishop of
Mdlines
The letter wtich your Eminence ,vrote me
December 17th, 1914,* led to obtain precise par
ticulars about the t1venty-hree doctors and tWetue
pharmaceutical chemists Oho haze been deported to
Heidelberg.
The result of the inquiries haze made is that
the competent authorities had at first the intention
of attaching them to the Belgian Medical ScrUice
guartered in Germany, but that this plan aUas
put into execution, in the ,Oay as 1t not
found possible at the beginning to send them into
Switzerland.
Under these circumstances, it ,Oas found meces-
sary to intern them professionally in the officers camp
at Heidelberg
Already on January Srd orders sent to
duct them to Switzerland: they ,Utll haze by no,U
reached the place 10hich they themselves chose for
their residence.
present to your Em,inence the expression Of
n,y sincere esteem.
(Signed) BARON VON Kissing,
"A copy of this letter has been found.1
The Cardinal thanked Won Bissing for his inter
vention: ....
Archbishop's House, Malnes,
February 9Th, 1915.
To His Excellency Baron Bissing, Governor Cen
eral, Brussels.
Sr-In reply to the letter I had the honor Of
addressing you on December 18th last, your Excel
lency has been kind to inform me that twenty
three doctors and twelve dispensers, prisoners at
Heidelberg, have been released
rejoice at the result of the steps taken by your
Excellency and think it my duty to express my graft
tude.
Please accept, dear Governor General, the assur-
ance of my sincere esteem.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCER,
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CHAPTER vi
Proposal for an Inquiry Into the Murder by
German Troops of Priests Belonging to
the Diocese of Malines

TOWARD the end of 1914 and at the beginning of
1915 the German Government established in Belgium
various commissions of inquiry, composed entirely of
imperial officials, whose object to proclaim to the
whole world that The German army innocent of
the crimes of which it had been accused by its enemies
and if and then measures of repression had
to be taken they must be ascrbed solely to the brutal
and savage conduct of the Belgian folk The result of
these one-sided inquiries appeared in White Book.
which will remain for future generations of the
most convincing witnesses of the duplicity nsolence
and also of the folly of Prussian militarism.
The Kreischef of Malines proved himself worthy
representative of his Government Pretending that he
had learned from newspaper article that priests of the
diocese of Malnes had been killed, though he knew by
the Christmas pastoral letter the assertion of the Car
dinal that thirteen members of the clergy had pershed
victims of German barbary, he communicates to his
Eminence his scheme for inquiry in the following
terms
The Kreischef, Mdhnes,
No. 26S /11. January Goth, 1915.
tines.
According to newspaper article, several guiltlesS
priests haze been killed in the diocese of Matines
In order to be able to start an inquiry beg your
Entinenoe to be kind to let know If this in
formation be correct, and If the is in the af
fyndtive to supply Nth the Of the victims
circumstances these priests have been killed and which
troops incurred the guilt of these crimes and what
date these evsnts to pass
The Kreischef.
(Signed) G. Won WENGERSKY,
CoIoueI
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
HOLYOkE QUINTET
 FORCED 10 DISBAND
Rumpus in Bridgeport ROuSeS Ire
 Of Principal COnant ~

Holyoke, March 11.-The revolt against authority on the part of the 11oIyoke High school basketball team Ill Bridgeport Saturday brought prompt punishment. Orders were is- sued by Principal Howard ConanN of the High school yesterday morning canceling all games on the schedule and declaring the basketball team dlSbanded for resentment of author. ity. The action is expected to cause deep regret in the Paper city, which had hoped to have had the privilege of seeing the team operate against number of strong teams.
 The game with the New York unI- versity freshmen and the Hudson CN. Y.) game will have to be called off, and. in the former game the money paid for tickets must be refunded, as the game was to be a benefit for the High school memorial fund.
 The team went through the sea- son without a defeat except the de- clared forfeit against the Bridgeport High on Saturday. Ii is considered one of the strongest fives that ever represented Holyoke High school. While the students regret that chances for a still higher record are destroyed, yet the games already played will give fans an opportunity for discussion during the weeks be- fore the baseball season opens.
 Holyoke closes the season with no losses as the game declared forfeited to Bridgeport was not forfeited ac- cording to the rules, the opposing team not lining up on the floor a2d a basket being tossed, which leaves the Holyoke team with IS wins and no losses.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
No FOOTBALL AT
 SPRINGFIELD HIGH
Lack Of Interest by Students is
 Advanced as Reason

Springfield. Mass, March H. Springficld High schools athletics need a strong stimulant l> the op.n- ion of alumni A Hull of enthusiasm on the part of the students, since athletics has been side-tra cked, may be one of the causes for the slump, but the boys are not entirely to blame for the lack of interest. About a month ago the pupils of the three school, central, technical and commer- cial handed petitions to their respec- tive principals, asking that games be restored The petitions reached the school board, but were referred back to committees of the separate schools. There the petitions rest.
 The one-team idea was shelved at the outset of the basketball season. When J. H. Aiken, treasurer of the former Springfield High school ath- lctiC association, was asked if ath- letics paid, he remarked that the ad- mission to games and mem berShip tickets more than covered all of the associations expenses. The athletic instructors believe the one-team plan will never come back, but are hope full of school teams which may sched- ule out-of-tOwn games.
 It leaked out yesterday that last fall just after the influenza epidemic, a meeting of the officials took place and resulted in an agreement that the High schools go without football teams Owing to the lack of CD in torest on the part of the students this sport has ben dropped. More emphasis may be placed on soccer. The influenza epidemic, according to the schoolboys, was the real cause for lack of sport interest.
 The coming baseball season may help clear things up a bit as far as the future of High school athletics is concerned. It is felt that central technical and commercial will each have it's team, but just what kind of schedules they will have is keeping the poys guessing. They fear out-of- town games are to be barred.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
DE PALMA STILL AT IT
Daring Italian Driver in Twelve CyI- inder Packard Drives at Rate of 1O4 Miles an Hour.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 11.- Ralph De Palma drove the Santa Monica road course three times yes- terday morning. It was an official practice for next Saturdays races. On the third time around he set a new worlds record for road running, cov- ering the distance at a speed of 1O4 miles per hour. The best previous time for this circuit was Bruce Browns 93 miles per hour made in 1911.
 De Palma was at the wheel of his 12 cylinder Packard. equipped with type engine, designed and placed in commission before America decided war on Germany. The holder of the new worlds road course record is the same car with which the in- trepid Italian set new worlds records for speed over all distances from the kilometer to 20 miles on Daytona Beach last month.
 On the Florida straightaway his maximum speed was 150 miles per hour. Though his car is not equip4 ped for actual competition under X. A. A. rules in next Saturdays race, De Palma will appear on the course in a special speed trial, in which he will strive to press his best mark of 150 miles per hour. %
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
WRESTLING BOUTS
Promoter Bacon Takes His Pen in Hand and Writes About Coming Exhibition Thursday Night.
(COntributed)

ffed Bacon announced that Al. Nentres is in first class condition for hlS bout with Ellis OStberg Thursday night at Turner hall New Britain and Nentres feels that he will be able to defeat the Swede even thou the toe hold is barred at Ostberg's wish AS the fans feel that Al. couldn't win over his opponent without the toe hold, this return match should be just what the sports wanted to see and acorddmg to the last bout be- tween this pair, and the classic wrest- ling shown the bout should prove to be the best bout of the season, as Al NentreS claims that he will win even if it takes him all night, and as the fans know AL all way does pretty nearly he says and never has failed to give a good account of him. self and a first class bout to the pub bile, in a good many places where he has Wrestled. Al. has been called the man of thousand holds Pro- moter Bacon is also giving the fans a extra fine semifinal bout by bringing Dutch Kent of Hartford together with Joe Herbert of that town, Herbert has been wrestling some good bouts in the last two years defeating Joe Stergest of Worcester Mass and sev- cral other good men it there fore looks as thou Kent was to meet a man of his own calliber,
 There also are two other good bouts between Young Hercules of Berlin and Depasquil of Hartford and James Mae Carthy of this city and Young Gilbert of New Britain all bouts go to a finish. and as this is ladies night, all ladies are a dmited free
 tSicncd)
 PROM OFFER FRED BACON
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
BAR FIGHTING PARSONS
Army Authorities Forbid Chaplains Participating in Bout at PalaiS de GlaCC in Paris.
Forbid ChaplainS
GlaCC in Paris.

Boxing has become such a popular sport among the American expedition ary forces in France that the enthusi- asm for the glove game has spread even to the army chaplain. 16Oth Field artillery, recently challenged Rev Charles Rexrode, chaplain 316th M P for a 10-round bout at the Pal ais de Glace in Paris. The Fighting Parsons" were all ready for the bout which had aroused no end of interest among the soldiers, when orders came from the army authorities placing a ban on the bout
 Both men are WeSternerS. used to rugged outdoor life and have often been in the ring. One weighed l64 pounds and the other 1 65 pounds. The reason given out for the calling off of the bout was that there was q mis- understanding about the weight con ditions.
 Chaplain T2eNrOde before going into the army was active in athletics at Morrisvile college, Missouri, and was active in football and boxing. When the 316th M. P.S went to Camp Lewis before their departure for France, the chaplain tooOk a course in boxing from Willie Ritchie and knocked out the camp heavyweight in four rounds. He was decorated with the Belgium war cross for bravery under fire at Ouder- narde in Belgium.
 Chaplain Blackman started his ring career as q youngster at kcndallvllle, Ind. when he knocked out the town bully. Later. he was boxing lnstruc- tor at the University of Kansas. Since his arrival in France, Rev. Blackman has boxed several budding scrappers wifi
 The Stars and Stripes, the news paper of the A. F.. F., says that when the army authorities put the ban on the bout, the two fighting parsons threw down their boxing gloves and went back 10 prea ching.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11

Two Varsity Flights and Freshman
 Boat Out in Gigs.

Ithaca, ". Y, March 1.-Two var sity eights and. d freshman boat went out on the Cayuga Inlet yesterday afternoon in the first outdoor practice of the season for Cornell's oarsmen. The men were boated in gigs and they rowed up and down the stream on a half mile course. The ice is rapidly clearing out of the stream and the coaches are confident that the oars men will be able to stay outside from now on.
 Associate Rowing Coacher John Collyer came up from Wilmington esterday morning to spend day with the crews and get a line on the mate rial. He said he was much impressed by the fine work Coaches Courtney and Hoyle had done with the green mate rial Only a few of the 300 candi- dates out for crew have had any ex- pcrience.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-11
OMOTER FRED BACON.
LIEUT.. DALTON.
+ ormcr Gridiron Star at Annapolis
 Falls Victim of Pneumonia.

New York. March 11.--Lieutenant Commander John P. Dalton, former navy football star. died of pneumonia yesterday in the New York Navy Yard hospital after a weeks illness He was seized with influenza while serv- ing as navigating officer of the United States cruiser Frederick, temporarily engaged as a troop transport
 Commander Dalton. who was 29 years old, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1912. Dur Ing all four years at Annapolis he was quarterback on the eleven Born in Nebraska, he entered the academy from St Louis, where members of his family reside His wife and two children live in Philadelphia.