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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
BEAT Them up
ORDERS ISSUED,
WITNESSES SAY
Testimony Into Alleged Cruelty
TO A. {. F. Prisoners
Overseas Given at
Captains Trial.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Testimony
that Capt Karl Deitzer had struck
military prisoners in France in the
face and ordered his sergeants to
beat them up" in order to force
confessions" was given today by
three witnesses when he was placed
on trial at Governors Island. The
offenses with which Captain Deitzer
is charged occurred while he was
in charge of criminal investiga-
ton in the Lemans area. The de-
tendant was in command of the
3O8th military police company.
George E. Williams, of Corning,
Ia, a discharged private, asserted
that after he had been slapped by
Deitzer, the captain ordered Ser
geants U. S. Madden and Frank L.
Hoyt, ITO take him out in the yard
and make him come clean"
Williams declared that while Hoyt
held his hands behind his back,
Madden beat him. until, fearing he
was to be Skilled" he had signed a
statement which hex believed was to
the effect that he had stolen prop
erty.
Beaten by Sergeant.
Private Thomas ]. McAdams, now
attached to the Fifth Guard COM
pany at Governors Island testified
that, after having been picked up"
on the streets at time when he
was an attending patient at base
hospital, he had been beaten by
Sergeant Hoyt. Deitzer, he said,
came into thefoom, asked him why
he did not confess to certain
crime so that he would not be beaten
any more and left after Hoyt had
said: Get out of the room, captain.
while l give him some more"
McAdams said he had signed a
statement prepared by Hoyt because
he was in fear of his life, not only
from the beating he said he had re.
ceived but by the appearance OF
Captain Deitzer and his men armed
with guns and black jacks"
Strikes Two Prisoners.
Samuel G. Roth of Chicago, who
once had been Deitzer's desk SER
geant, testified that he had seen
Deitzer violate his own order by
striking two prisoners.
Thomas Gossett, of Galveston,
Tex, once guard of the Office OF
Captain Deitzer, testified that he had
never seen any prisoners struck,
In outlining his case for the de
tense Lieutenant Thomas Heffer-
1Aan declared that military police
company had to be organized at
bemans because many complaints
had been received from the French
of dangerous criminals"
Clashes with Judge.
He added that "the court is go
ing to see the type Of men who gave
the A. E. F. black eye in France"
and men who had been removed
from the company by Deitzer and
who bore a grudge. 4
Time and again he FLASHED with
Major William E. Kelly, Judge adj
vocate, when he attempted to ini-
peach credibility of witnesses.
Captain Deitzer appeared before
the court in uniform, wearing two
gold service stripes. He is more
than six feet tall and weighs 200
pounds. He appeared unmoved' as
the charges were read and to each of
the % specifications entered plea
Of not guilty.
Sergeant Madden, of Pittsburgh,
once a member of the Pennsylvania
state constabulary, was not in court.
He will be tried at the end of the
present case.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Handwriting Experts
Evidence Resulted in
Charge Of Murder

Hammonton. N. j., Dec. l0,-Evi-
dence obtained from handwriting
experts is believed to be the basis to
some extent of the charges against
Charles S. White and Mrs. Edith
Jones, in connection with the mys-
FERROUS death of Little BILLY" Dan
sey. White, a neighbor of the Dan
sey family. is accused of numbering
the boy, whose body was found at
the edge of a swamp several weeks
ago. after a fruitless nationwide
search for his "kidnapers."
Mrs. Jones, housekeeper for
Whites father, is named as an ac-
cessory after the fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
DRIVING YANKEES
OUT OF COUNTRY
MEXICAN POLICY.
Carranza Government Regards
All Diplomatic Protests Of
U. S. as Perfunctory,
Testimony Shows.

Washington, Dec. l0.-Further
testimony taken by the Fall commit
tee investigating Mexican affairs
made public Wednesday pictures the
Carranza government as regarding
all diplomatic protests of the Amer.
lean government as perfunctory, and
accredits to officials of the Mexican
government policy of driving
Americans out of the country.
The committee made public the
testimony of w. F. Buckley, an
American lawyer long resident in
Tampico and> one of the we'll known
members of the American colony in
Mexico.
Luis Cabrera mexican minister
Of hnance) told me very frankly"
testified Buckley, that the menace
OF the American in Mexico must be
removed and that the only way to DO
this was to drive him out OF the
country andtake his property"
Wilson Advanced Liberal.
He explained to me-" the witness
continued, that Mr.. Wilson was
what he was pleased to term an ad-
vanced liberal. a great democrat
whose concern was for the welfare
OF the people of the world and was
not limited to the narrow bounds of
the United States. He said, con-
tinued Buckley, "Mr. Wilson was op-
posed to capital in Mexico and every
where else, no matter to whom the
Capital belonged and that. in cxpel-
ing the American from Mexico the
constitutionalists would receive the
sympathy of the American govern
fnent."
Buckley assailed the attitude of
the oil companies in Mexico.
THE Mexican question has been
to make too much an oil question"
he told the committee, "and has
been confused too much with oil and
the oil companies have suffered and
are entitled to relief, but their suf-.
fering has been nothing as COM
pared to that of the American of
smaller means"
Vacillating Policy,
The oil companies, he charged,
AoN pun ouSu weak duu VdCllldtlIlS
policy, very similar to that of the
american government in handling
the general Mexican situation"
1.-THE oil company, able to fight"
Buckley said, "has not had the cour-
age to do so and has fallen back on
the one alternative-bribery. There
is not one of the foreign oil COM
panies doing business in, Mexico
which has not from one to 100 Car
ranzistas on its payroll In adopt
ing this contemplate policy the
companies have not only contrib
uted to their present plight. but they
have failed to seize that leadership
i'll the fight for American rights in
Mexico. to which they were urged
by circumstances, and in SO failing
they have done incalculable harm to
the American of small means and to
the American people and to Ameri-
can prestige"
Buckley insisted he did not believe
armed intervention the only solu-
ton. He suggested the possibility
of this government giving its un-
qualified support to someone repre-
senting the old order, or, as an al
tentative, withdrawing recognition
OF the present governments and pa
etiently wait until better govern
rient might be established.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Let's, Fearing BoIsheviki,
Do Not Wish to Disarm

London, Dec. 10.-Diplomatic dis
patches from Dorpat say present in
dications are no peace treaty will be
signed, although an arnistice, is pos
sible. The Let's in particular do not
wish to go beyond an armistice, as
the signing of peace would involve
rehabilitation and disarmament,
and they are not inclined to trust
the bolsheviki that far.
The Let's, it is declared. prefer to
sign an armistice and allow peace
conditions to develop while they
maintain forces sufficient to protect
themselves in the event of aggres-
sions.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Miners Of Montana
Won't Return to Work
Till Soldiers Leave

Billings, Dec 10 Miners of Mon
tana will not go back to- work as
long as soldiers stay in The coal
fields, said Henry Drejan, president
Of the United Mine Workers for this
district
calling troops to this district was
absolutely uncalled for" said Dire
Jan, 'and the men feel that they
haye been unjustly treated and prac-
tically accused Of a breach Of good
faith when none was committed
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Bad Fire Raging.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 10.-A tele-
phone message from Midland. 50
miles west of here. reported bad
fire raging in that place. A half
dozen buildings had burned up to-
the time of the telephone call, but
the fire was thought to be under
control
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Enjoin I. w. w. Members.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. l0-A tenn
porary injunction forbidding 90 al
legged members of the Industrial
Workers of the World held in Jail
here pending appeal of their convic
tons on charges of criminal syndi-
icalisn, as we'll as other unnamed
members Of the organization in this
country. from continuing with the
organization, was issued by Superior
Judge Webster here,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Jugo-SIavs Move Toward
-DaImatia Is Late Report

Vienna, Dec. l0.-Telegrams from
Agram report that the First and
Fourth -Slav army corps are
moving toward Dalmatia and nor
thern Albania
The Serbian government. the mes
sages state. has explained that this
movement is precautionary meas
ure against any attempt at occupa-
ton in Dalmatia Or Albania by the
Italians which Jugo-S lavia would be
obliged to resist forcibly.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
18 Per Cent "Medicine"
Lands Merchant in Jail

Canandiagua, N. Y, Dec. l0.-Be-
cause he sold medicine which is said
to have contained about Is per cent
of alcohol, Antonio Rotundio has
been sentenced by Judge Fitch here
to pay~a fine of $500 and serve three
months in Jail.
Rotundio, a storekeeper, sold
liquid which is said to have come
into popularity because of its alco-
,holic content since the wartime ban
went into effect.
India is extending its telephone
lines until it has built one 900 miles
long and another with length of
800 miles is in service.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Army Orders.

Washington, Dec. 10.--(Spcciai Teis,.
mi)-Captain Carlisle b. Cox. Cavalry.
Washington. b. g. ana witt procesd to
Fort d. A. Russell. Wyoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
The Weather.

For "a hours ending p. m, SWednes-
day.
Temperature.
Ia M, dry bulb. IA; wet bulH Ia.
Noon, dry bulb, 0: wet bulb, .
Z p. m, dry bulb. s.; wet bulb. :.
Highest, 8; lowest, is; mean, Il;
normal, 80.
Total excess since January 1. EST.
Relative Humidity, Percentage.
Ia M. "a; noon, IS; p. m, so.
Precipitation, Inches and Hundredths.
Total, o; total since January I, 1851;
deficiency. 81.
Rsuorts fronn Stations Mt 7p M
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11

Bee Want Ads produce results.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-11
Mnce Pie in
Glass Pie Plate

III cupfuls pastry -four.
tesspoonful salt
4 cupful Armour's Simon
Pure" Leaf Lard.
Cold water.
Armour's Exz2sI Mincs Meat
METHOD. Mir Ind sift -four and salt, add
lard and chop until mixture resembles meal,
Chill add cold water to make stiff paste. Roll
pastry "a inch In thickness. Cut pastry Il inch
plate, wet edge of crust with cold water. Cover
wet edge with Q strip Of pastry y inch wide.
Fill the plate with Armour's kkl1<N Mince
Meat. Cover with pastry cut 4 inch larger
than the plate. Press edges Of pastry firmly
together. Prick top of crust with fork. Bake
Plaae pie in hot oven at first, reducing heat
after crust becomes hardened. Turn frequently
while baking. Bake until . golden brown
about forty-five minutes
Apricot Pudding Of Ar1nour's
Rice and ES279z Apricots.
Baked Custard, using IE707
Evaporated Milk.
Compete of, Mixed Fruits,
made of Armour's N05aZ
Peaches, Plums and Pears.
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ance which was so remarkable with tho
enemy. Unled. it could so easily be-
come. not merely a useless, but posi-
lively a dangerous weapon of war
That this was not the case in purely
military questions, but that, on the
contrary, it followed in noteworthy
manner the instructions given to II, is
a proof Of it's readiness to submit to a
firm leadership based on mutual trust
There were, it is true, a few stry-
ing sheep, but, in the main, my request
that military events should be discussed
from this or that point Of view was full
filled. Here 1 must express my thanks
for this
The quite comprehensive efforts to
satisfy the readers craving for novelty
sometimes resulted in news, even OF
purely military character. really ex-
clusively designed to further the aims
of enemy propaganda, finding its way
into our press from neutral of enemy
sources. When one adds the sensational
padding and heading of such news that
is so dear to a section of our press,
then our enemies could not desire better
helpers in their propaganda work
1t is not in my nature to seek the
causes of such stupidity in ill-will or
sensation monging. Short sightedness
was often at the bottom of such cases,
and oftener still the great difficulties
under which the press worked, the
calling-up of many trained men throw
ing an undue amount of work on to
the editorial staff.
Seeing the battle of minds going
against him, Ludendorff tried to bring
all the thoughts of Germany under hts
dictatorship in the summer of 1917, as
he had already brought itS armies
and most of it's Industries. Here he
came into direct conflict with Chan
cellor Won -Houweg and
found an opponent who was determined
that the army should not be completely
dominant To his regret. he was able
only partially to control the press and
propaganda. He tells of this struggle
tomorrow.
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ample funds. They had branches in
neutral countries, where they achieved
their aims with that utter lack of con-
science which is so characteristic of
the Entente. Special organizations
dealt with the encouragement of ma
tionaI aspirations, particularly in Pol
and and among the Let's, and no doubt
also among the peoples of the Double
Monarchy, especially the Czechs and
Southern Slavs
While on the field OF battle we held
the initiative almost to the very end
the enemy carried on the war of in
teIlect from the start with a united
front, along the whole line and, find
ing auxiliaries in the many deserters
in the neutral states, and also, alas
support in Germany itself.
In England the whole propaganda
service was placed under Lord Beaver
brook, with three directors, of whom
Lord Northcliffe attended to the enemy
countries, kfpling to home propug anda,
and Lord Rothermere to the work in
neutral countries. While England pre-
ferred to work principally in economi-
cal and political propaganda, military
and culture questions were especially
the function of France. This Is typical
of the point of view of our enemies.
America, who at first assisted only
financially Undertaking fifty per cent
of the whole propaganda expenses of
the Entente), later took an active part
in the work. Italy, Belgium and the
remaining allies, generously aided by
American moneys, were also active in
propaganda. The expressed aim of the
American and English propaganda be-
came ever more and more the achieve
ment of an internal revolution in Ger
many.
Lloyd George knew what he was say
ing when at the end of the war he
expressed to Lord Northcliffe the
thanks of England for the work he had
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Even the Masonic lodges of the world.
as had long been planned by England,
worked with the whole mysterious
strength of this most powerful of all
secret societies in the service of Anglo
Saxon and thus, for us, of International
politics. Only the national lodges in
Prussia remained free of this influ-
ence.
In all the enemy countries strong
propaganda organizations had been es-
tablished under the guidance of expe-
rienced statesmen and politicians.
Under a united leadership they worked
everywhere with united strength, on
clear and simple principles, and with
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How powerfully the smashing
home 'front.' the beginning 1917, told by Lude
do Yesterday While the kase still winning the field
battle of
1t curious memory that evidences of the anti-itar
through 1917
world refused to have faith their The liberal middle
peoples But they M
Germanys ambition uthlee
had seemed possible made the world these of awaken
trying from their plight ttested beyond doubt
dorff.
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from the latter or bring us the former.
Our political and intellectual i'm
maturity and lack of critical faculty.
which rendered us unable to perceive
the emptiness of catch phrases and i'm
possible promises, were and are the
cause of our misfortunes. had al
ways hoped that the people would foree
their way through phrases, catch-words
and political trickery to a view of the
facts that really correspond to realities.
L was disappointed. The more the
fire of domestic politics ragged. the
more the gulf between class and class.
town and country deepened. so
the more did phrases catch words and
criminal delusions hold sway. Soon
parties and party aims were Of more
Importance than the country. The broad
mass of the bourgeoisie, a confused
mob, always knowing better than any
one else and lacking all discipline. went
| its own way. and stood isolated in its
mental arrogance. its reluctance to act
| its lack of character 1t, too. had no
sense of its responsibility to the coun-
| try. 1t never thought what infinite
damage it was bringing on the coun-
| try and on itself
The lack of restraint and principle
in wide masses of the people. the agi-
tation of the Independent Socialists,
found no counterweight among the
bourgeoisie 1t is sad thing that. in
the hour of need. usually clear think
ing men should lose their heads and
take no action while they are robbed
of all for which they have hitherto
lived. The burgeoisie must share the
blame for the collapse of the coun-
try.
ALLIES GREAT DICTATORS"
The foundation on which the proud
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in fatal stupidity or accursed and crimi-
nal elaboration, offered it what it had
long yearned for. men who saw the
dangers of such conduct and who in
anxious care for our future and sacred
love for the country of our fathers, still
urged them to fight on. 1t was a sorry
thing that these men, although they,
too, longed for peace, were soon
branded as ''neverendians"
PRESS HELPED THE QUARRIES
The press furnished an exact mir
ror of the party quarrels that divided
the German people, and of their mem
tai development during the war. Only
a part of the press remained true to
itself Another part, from idealism,
from motives of party politics. or simply
from sense of business, assumed as
an established fact that improvement
in the world that the advocates of a
peace by understanding had invented
and abandoned the views it had held
in. 1914.
Finally there were newspapers who
were ashamed of their attitude in the
autumn of 1914, and of -, all their
thoughts Of a good peace. 1t even
seemed painful to them to be reminded
of such manly thoughts. Even dur
ing the war they slandered Germany
to save her sons, and did everything
possible to destroy the belief in Ger
man strength. In these papers too were
challenges against our civil authority
and order, to which the declarations of
war against our social order were
joined.
I watched this development with
deeply wounded patriotic feelings.
These were serious warnings to take
care. lest grave damage should be done
to our fighting capacity, a Meme Tekel
for the moral strength of the German
army. All this lay plain for our enem-
les to see, and much besides, and they
do doubt gladly drew the inevitable in
ferences therefrom.
THE GREAT CHANGE FROM 1914
In August 1914. the whole press,
fully convinced, had ranged itself on the
side of the war of defence, and had
uttered fine words of determination
as to the necessity of carrying the war
to a successful issue. Unfortunately,
there was later a change of tone in part
of the press 1t failed to realize that
such a war of defence could not be
ended by a peace of understanding, but
only through victory, unless we were to
be deated and become the victims of I'M
bearable conditions.
AS with the government and the
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people, so also in this part of the press
the thoughts of an understanding with
the enemy grew stronger than the
thoughts of victory, with all its heavy
demands on an already suffering peo-
pie Many of the most widely circulat-
ing papers became the prophets of the
new outlook, based on the reconciliation
OF the peoples.
They attacked violently those who
were unwilling to believe in the enc
my's readiness for peace. or. at any
rate. were unwilling to weaken our
own fighting strength, until the enemy
had given some irrefragable proof
thereof; they attacked. too. those who
thought it accordingly necessary to
keep their sword as sharp, and the arm
that welded it as strong, as was pos
sible
DOUBT OF VICTORY SOWN
In this connection another idea was
put forward, that the war could never
be ended by "a military decision-that
is to say, by force of arms. No doubt
the cooperation of the government
was required to enhance the effect OF
the military successes. But the last
word rested with the mass of the popu-
lation. there was no doubt
Were people really SO ignorant of
the enemy's real desire to destroy? Did
not they understand the mind and the
speeches of Lloyd George or Glenn
enceau? Why fight another battle II
it is really unnecessary to achieve vic
tory or to escape defeat? Had they
no idea of the state of mind of the
man who has to leave his home, his
wife and children. his secure post, and
to undergo hardship and danger, If II
is after all useless. If he is merely risk
ing the future of himself and his fam
lily?
Could not one understand the man
who, in continual danger. alone on a
dark night in. a muddy crater area, has
to work to some point where hell
awaits him, or the man who is due to-
morrow for the long awaited leave, and
who today has to go on fighting, and
perhaps to die? Ideals were thought
out that were to bless the world
thoughts ran far into the future, and
the hard reality of the present was
forgotten. No one remembered the
agony of conscience of the soldier who
had to risk his life.
We were thinking of every imagin-
able thing; we ought to have been
thinking of the war alone.
PRESS COULD HAVE BEEN LED
The press lacked the single guild
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Clever Propaganda by
sDisruptedNation
Germans Could Not Believe Was Not Work of Germ
acknowledgements Helped Disseminate En-
tente Pleas Against Autocracy

BY GEN. ERICH v ON LuDENDoRFr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-12
MEN ORDERED BACK
MANY Miners in West Virginia Are
Expected to Resume Work
This Morning

Charleston, w Va, Nov. IL
The $4,000 striking mine workers
in District No. II, which includes
the greater part of West Virginia
and a section of Eastern Kentucky,
were ordered back to work by C.
f. Keeney, district president, IN
kilograms received at district head
quarters of the United Minis. Work
ers here last night from Inaianapo-
lis.
The kilograms, which were re-
ceived by Fred Mooney, district
secretary, and w. NJ. Blizzard,
president of subdistrict No. 2, said:
'.strike orders reseinded. Order
men back to work"
More than score Of miners from
outlying sections who were waiting
at headquarters for the news i'm
started out to notify the
men. The order was relayed also
by telephone to the various local
presidents of the mine workers
unions.
Mr.. Blizzard. who was in charge
at union headquarters, notified D.
C. Kennedy, secretary of the Ka-
nawha Coal Operators Association,
that the miners would report for
work in the >Kanawha field this
morning. Mr. Kennedy notified
union leaders early yesterday that
the operators in his association
were ready to resume operations, as
soon as the "men would report.