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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

II n HIS last dispatch-one Of the
most remarkable historical
4 documents ever published
Sir Douglas Haig pays "A great
tribute to the qualities which won
the war for Britain. and which, as
he indicates. were displayed by men
Of all ranks OF society, from the
homblest to the highest. says THE
Manchester Guardian
The lfe ~ tho British Empire
generally he says. has proved
sound unaer the sesercst tests, and.
"nlie @Wng men whom j. IS an
honor for amy officer to command.
mas furnished officers Of the highest
standard from al ranks Of society
and all quarters Of the world.
ifomot.on' he continues. has
been entirely hy merit AID the
highest appointments were open to
the hnm3iest. provided h. had the
necessary qualifications Of oharac-
ter, skill 4aa knowledge.
Many instances could be quoted
Of men Who. from civil or compare
tiye.y humble occupations. have
fisen to Important commands.
a seaoo.mastef' lawyer, tax
'c@0 cslFer and an cx-sergeant
mr. - = III. b.ss4tr
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of Treason. 1t is largely due to him
that Bolo, Duval and the lesser
scalawags have paid The penalty of
their crimes, and it is rumored that
he will be called upon to assume the
role Of Advocate General when
Caillaux appears before the Senate
High Court.
Capitaine Mornet is quite as ex-
traordinary personality as Maitre
Moro-Giafferi in his way, but it is
a very different way. He is as reti-
cent as Moro is loquacious, as spar
ing of eloquence as Moro is prodi
gal of it, as simple as Moro is
theatrical, as nonchalant as Moro is
vivacious, as quiescent as Moro is
acrobatic. He wastes neither words,
gestures nor energy He gives an
impression of immense reserve
force.
Capitaine Mornet-and therein
lies the supreme secret Of his power
conveys the impression that he is
a patriot first and lawyer after
ward. He pleads less with his tai
ent, which is great, than with his
conscience, which is, in very truth,
the conscience of France. He never
seems Gas does Moro at times) to
be straining to score points merely
for the professional glory Of scoring
points. On the contrary-avenge
Of society though he be-he does
rot hesitate, upon occasion, to rec
ommend clemency.
"Neither soldier, despite his uni
form, nor prosecutor, despite his
functions" writes an habituc of
the court martial "M. Mornet is
simply and solely conscience.
His voice, hoarse with indignation,
lashes and bites. He is the living
image of righteous passion. He
talks directly to the judges. He
employs neither finesse nor irony.
He develops the intrigue of his
drama as he conceives it, and he
imposes it. He grips He speaks
with head and chest thrust forward.
hands clutching the rail. His
very aspect terrifies, for back of
the compact, crouching body you
perceive this terrible thing, con-
science in quest of its prey"
The room of the Cour d'Assises
in which the Lenoir-Desouches
Humbert-Ladoux court martial is
sitting has been the scene of the
trials Of practically all the cele-
brated cases of several generations
and is as familiar to Parisians as
the opera, the Longchamps race
track, the grand hall Of the Sor-
bonnie or Notre Dame. 1t is an ap-
propriately sombre and dignified
auditorium with heavy, richly
groined ceiling, monumental wall
clock, the regulation dusty bust Of
the Republic and big gilt frame
bcreft, since anti-clericaIism got the
better Of the venerable traditions
Of the Palais de Justice, Of it's
painted Christ.
Seven army officers in full uni
form resplendent with decorations
and insignia replace the jurors of
the civil court. Each prisoner is
in the custody Of non-commis-
stoned officer, and picket of poilus,
in the horizon blue and the steel
helmets Of the front, mount guard
in the rear Of the hall. When the
officcr-juro enter tho picket pre-
sents arms and everybody present
rises and romans standing until
they are seated.
Tho proceedings bsgin with the
reading by~s captain, acting ~ clark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
NJ Moro.Giaferi, Attorney for the Defence

In sharp contrast to the comparatively simple pro-
cedre Of the American court MARTIAL that has come ner
the fire of many critics. is the oaring eloquence and
meodrama of the French military tribunal that Just
tried Charles Hmbert and three lesser diudals charged
NTH treason Uarious Degrees The eloquence and drama
preceding the acqaal Of Hunbert IN mann avas as
good theatrical entertainment. From past experience
the Partisan public hne that 1t avould be- and therefore the
Paris public focked to the court to be thrilled by the fqhts
Of the prosecution and the Defence
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Throughout the proceedings -
whether they last hours. days or
weeks - the officer-jurors remain
absolutely motionless Exchanging
neither word nor sign in their
chairs. The poilus Of the picket
strain horolcally after an equal
statuesqueness, but over and anon
ono Of them, lulled by conversations
tho drift Of which he is too far
away to catch, falls, in his own de-
,spitcs into a dozes let's drop his mus
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pulence does not prevent him from
being tremendously active-"this
man with the bulls neck" some one
has said, "works like an ox"-and
his "bon- garconisme" is curiously
blended with imperiousness and
downright brutality.
Charles Humbert is defended by
Maitre Moro-Giafferi, an exceeding
ly brilliant advocate, upon whose
shoulders the mantle of the late
Fernand Labor seems to have
fallen.
Eloquence is Moro-G iafferi's strong
suit. He fairly exudes eloquence.
With or without provocation, It just
oozes from his every pore. He lit
orally browns the considerations
that initiate against his client in
flood of words.
Lean, why and agile, Moro iaf-
feri is the complete physical antith-
esis of his client, Charles Humbert,
whom he nevertheless resembles in
energy, tenacity and capacity for
work. He is a human demonstration
of the existence Of perpetual motion
He is constantly gesticulating, con-
stantly tossing with graceful gest-
ure Of Impotence the flowing
sleeves Of his advocates robe off his
wrists, constantly leaping to his feet
in protestation, constantly marking
his approval or disapproval with
mods or shakes of the head, con-
stantly giving either plastic or vocal
expression to his immediate senti-
ments and emotions. He fuses. fid-
gets and fumes, he "capers and
cavorts," he Jumps about and
snorts," not from sheer nervousness.
as might appear at first sight, but
with definite end in view, for he
always has his eye on the gallery.
In fact, he is SO consummate an
actor Of the romantic type that one
day, when head cold occasioned me,
without warning, an hour or 20 of
deafness, was able to follow him
with very close approach to com
prehension, AZ the theatrcgocr, igno-
rant of French and italian, follows
"a Rerrhardt ar a QaIv;pf
The Foe Of Treason
Moro's Antagonist, the Public
Prosecutor (Com,nisssire du Gou-
vsrnsmsnt). Cspitains Mornct, has
been made = natisnsl celebrity By
'2dsgnsstsr3u posduc1 p1~tho Affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

The defendants were Pierre Lee
noir. young man about town, opium
fiend and general rake, so INDECENT
and prodigal that his father. the
late Alphonse Lenoir, head of an i'm
portant publicity bureau, had beer
constrained to place him under
financial guardianship; Maitre Gull
iaume Desouches, lawyer obsessed
by get-rich-quick schemes and un-
willing to live within his comfort
able income; Captain Ladoux, at
tached before the war to the editori
al staff Of lie Radical" and during
the war to the counter espionage
service Of the Ministry of War, and
Charles Hurnbert, Senator Of the
Meuse, president of the Army
Commission of the Senate and NOM
NAL owner of the big daily I4e
Journal"
Lenoir and Desouches stood &C
eused both of trading with the en-
envy and intelligence with the en-
envy (the latter equivalent to espion-
age and punishable with DEATH ;
Charles Humbert of trading with
the enemy, and Captain Ladoux Of
completely in trading with the en-
envy.
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country but Of having accepted
money that came from Germany,
millions which he knew to be suspect
and which it was his duty to refuse.
Neither his role as a journalist nor
his interventions as a member of the
commission Of the army proves that
he did not accept It,"
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Observation-Disclosures, spicy, violent
pathetic and dramatic.
4 Com1rade T'estifes


A Comrade Testifes
For instance, a trench comrade
of the prisoner Desouches (who en-
listed as a private early in 1917, at
the age Of forty-nine, and served
for several months in one of thu
most perilous sectors Of the 'front.'
Pierre Barbet by name, takes the
witness stand, with splendid loyalty.
in his favor. Most simply and yet
dramatically, Barbet, who is a typi-
cal poilu -four times wounded. five
citations, medailIe militaire), ovokes
the sutferings, the fatigues, the
dangers he shared with "p6Dere
Desouches" in the Douaumont region.
They became acquainted in the for
est of Caurieres The weather was
abominable.
'In seeing this old man pass,
was surprised" says NJ. Barbet. AZ
asked him, What are you doing
here? My duty, like the Others
Desouches answered me.
And the witness, with voice
quivering with emotion. terminates
his deposition thus: Il would not
come here to defend a bandit But,
in the name of my comrades who
knew him at the front, | do come
here to say that not one of them be-
heves Desouches guilty Mon Colo
mel, in the name of my comrades, /
would like, it would be real COM
fort to me, to grasp the hand Of
Comrade Desouches, who suffered
with US"
Il grant your request for the in.
termission," the President replies,
land l thank you for your test
mony"
The public prosecutor declares ::
II render homage to the testimony
straight from the heart which the
witness has just offered in all sim
plicity."
By this time Desouches is ia
tears and the whole room is on the
verge of tears.
Scarcely less arresting have been
the attitudes, gestures and grimaces
of the combative, believing mass Of
flesh which bears the name of
Charles Humbert, whom the carica-
turists have tried in vain to render
more grotesque than the reality; the
financial and amorous adventures
of the degenerate Pierre Lenoir, who
Dragged, while the flower of France
was dying, that a fellow with thirty
millions would be a big fool to get
his head broken at the front. the
cynical correspondence with his
mother of this same Pierre Lenoir
correspondence characterized by
Capltalne Mornet as "lettres dem
poisonneur" and "proses d'assas-
SIM, which iterates and reiterates
his consuming desire to hasten the
slow but certain death Of his mis-
tress, the pseudo-baroness Nine.
d'Arlix; the frequent evocations of
the spectres of the executed traitors
Bolo and Duval the get-rich-quick
schemes of Desouchcs and his brazen
assertion that his sole occupation in
Switzerland was looking on at trout
fishing; the resentment Of President
Monier, the high magistrate, whose
career was ruined by his friendship
for Bolo, at being made to serve as a
lightning rod" for Charles Hum
bert; the implication in o plot t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
L xicab Driver
Now a British,
General

E r HIS last dispatch-one Of the
s most remarkable historical
e documents ever published
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
Not a Grazing for Scandals


But am inclined to believe that.
in the last analysis. the fascination
which the trial of a celebrated case
possesses for the French is due less
to snobbishness or to a morbid crav-
ing FOR scandals and thrills than to
legitimate appetite, grounded in
the Incompatible national sense Of
form. not only for what is common
~ understood by cloQuence. but for
the beau parler,' which comprises
all the refnements and niceties of
language. Nowhere, AT any rate.
are the splendors Of the mother
tongue more in evidence. The vefr
Act Of Accusation, $50 PAGES in the
Humbcrt case, far from being
dry-as-dust affair. contains, moro
often than not, clever character
sketches and profound psychological
analyses q la Bourget that render it
close approach to literature. And
not only the formal pleas, bat the
casual intervcntions Of the lawyers
are usually capital examples Of
clear, logical, cogent exposition or
Of ardent lyrics Furthermore, the
utterances Of the defendants and
the witnesses-in this country where
pretty nearly every orc is born
artist in words-are not infrequent-
~ admirable from a purely literary
point Of view.
French Jurisprudence. in practice
as well as in theory, allows de
PENDANT to say Everything that he
may judge useful TO his defence.
and comedies to the witness a lat,-
tude that IS almost ineonceiyable
to the Anglo-SaXon. Enthusiasts
profit by this opportunity, in some
cases the opportunity Of lifetime,
TO present to an audience Of mere
than average intelligence the ideas
and the Ideals that be nearest their
hearts, whether they have the slight
est connection with the issues Of the
trial or not, and they DO 50 With the
clarity and the zesttul artistry that
are the SPECIAL and peculiar appan-
ages OF the Latin. The result IS =
series OF We'll ordered dlscourses
upon wide variety of themes that
would 90 credit to the lecture room
Oh an institution OF iearn'ng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
M. Charles Humberf, Senator and Publisher

antagonize England and America
of a journalist idolized by the
masses, Jacques Dhur; and the
vicious attack of -Giafferi on
the good faith of the President Of
the Republic.
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concluded the of Lieutenant
I1umbe by military
known the Troisme Conel which
the Boo and Bonnet Rouge affairs prelude Caux
that to be submitted the Senate sitting
not overshadowed by the of the
negotiate the pmnaries
passionate attention of the entire world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
BY Alvan l.. Sanborn

<<HOR ALL THOSE SINISTER INTRIGUES CAME PER
ssH ILOUSLY NEAR COMPROMISING THE RESIST
Il ANCE TO WHICH OWE OUR VICTORY THE
HOUR OF JUSTICE HAS STRUCK"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
SPORTING NOTES.

Although his recent movements have been shrouded in secrecy, John NcGraW, manager of the Giants. is expected to return to this city next week, perhaps OH Monday, ant will doubtless begin at once negotiations toward signing Hal Chase for next season.
 It has been general knowledge in baseball circles for several weeks that McGraw contemplated signing the temperamentaI star who was suspended by the Reds last summer, accused of tnfuenc- ing the autcome of ball games otherwise than legitimately. How ever, Chase has been acquitted of the charges and now $ free to sign with any club that is willing to meet his terms.
 It is understood McGraw already has conferred with Chase as to terms and they have practically agreed. All that remains to be done, therefore, is the formality of signing a contract. No intima- tion has been given of what Chase has been offered. but it is under stood he will receive at least $5,000 a season from the New York club.
 Chase is still in town and has been receiving the congratulations of his friends upon the satisfav- tory outcome of the hearing helG last week before John A. Heydler president of the National League. Miller Huggins still is exertins efforts to land Bobby Roth, the Cleveland outfelder. but Lee Foh wants so much for the veteran Huggins is taking a long time tt consider it.
 That a ball player, like a mar in any other line of cndeavor, can. not hope to succeed unless he en 1 joys his work, is the belief o James Dunn owner of tie Cleve land Indians and a wealthy con tractor. DunL attributes much o
 Harlem Eddie Kelly will get al opportunity to boost h.s reputation Monday night in Philty. He is matched to oppose Lew Tender the newsboy idol. and one of tn leading contenders for Leonard: ! title.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
Harvard Preparing For Race on Thames

Willard at Kansas City. where they will confer with business friends and then go to Texas early next week.
 Rickard and Willard will conclude all arrangements for the match while in Texas. They will doubtlesss elect a referee and it is understood the nam ing of the third man III the ring will
 be left to Rickard himself. It is known that Rickard thinks highly of
 Jim Corbett and Jack Shelly, both
 one-time fighters, but Tex has given
 no indication whatever as to whom he
 will pick for the important assign ment.
 The promoter learned yesterday from
 Jack Kearns that. Dempsey was in ex- cellent condition. The challeger is or tour with burlesque company and according to his manager, makes it a point each day to consult physician and undergoes thorough physical ex- animation. Dempsey does not intend tc risk contracting illness 6ur;1g the nex 1 fe wmonths.
 Rickard declared last night that he would insure both of ths fighters against illness. He consulted an in surance representative yesterday ant arranged to take out a policy for s100,- | 900 so that if the bout s prevented on account of illness CT accident tc
 either of the principals the plainsmar will he adequately protected. Although 1t is still uncertain where
 the bout will be held, Akron, Ohio, ap- parently is the leading site right now | Of course Rickard will not choose a place for the battle until the fate ot | the boxing bills in New York and H. 1 linois is determined. If they should
 fail to pass. however, it is altogether 1 likely that Akron will be the scene oi the next heavyweight championship
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
DANIELS DILATES ON
 LEAGUE OF NATIONS

New York, Feb. 16.-Honest doubt CTS of the feasibility of the league of nations plan will some to be it ablest champions, and only militarists see in it mo rainbow of promise across the sky" Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, declared in an address here today at a meeting which marked the formal opening of the inter church emergency campaign.
 The agreement on the leagues con- stitution Secretary Daniels declared, was an event in the worlds history second only 10 the declaration to the shepherds of Bethlehem we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship"
 'Posterity," he declared, will ap- plaud the forward looking statesman ship of Woodrow Wilson, who had a large part in inspiring and fashioning this immortal document, and the dis tinguished and ardent lover of D ace William Howard ld1t, who is abun- dant in labors and leadership at home in spite of the noble principle to which he has given his best thought and un- l tiring effort"
 Secretary Daniels praised the de- nominations united in the inter church emergency campaign, declaring they l had seen the vision of the larger duty 1 of the new church in the new day"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
Bio Smoke Holds Record.

Up to the time that Jess Willard steps into tn, ring to meet Jack Eemp- sey and collects s10O,0O0, win or lose, or draw, Jack Johnson, the former heavyweight champion. holds the rec ord price for boxing bout.
 His share of the $101. 000 purse offer ed for his battle with Jim Jeffries at Reno, Nev., on July 1. 1910. was $60 - OOO In addition he received $1O, ,000 as a bonus for signing the articles and $33, 900 for bis share of the moving picture privileges. This b ought his total earnings up to $103. .000. but his receipts from the bout proper were l $70.60
 The Jeffrica- Johnson battle holds the record in total receipts up to this time at $270,755. The WillarG- Moran bout in Madison Square Garden ip March 1916, ranked second with s151,524
 while on the list comes the Cans -Nel- son hour in 1906. when the total re- l ceipts were $69,715.
 Tex RicEard promoted all three bouts
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET.

New York, Feb. 15.-A disastrous rout of the short interest marked to- days brief and lively session of the stock exchange.
 Prices were little more than firm at the outset, but the general list soon strengthened under the impetus Of buoyant demand for oils, shippings, motors and popular equipments.
 For a time weakness of St. Paul common and preferred caused irregu- larity in rails. Later, however, trans continentals and coalers joined the up- ward movement at gains of one to two points.
 Buying of oils, particularly Pan- American Petroleum common and pre- ferred at extreme gains of , 1-2 and II 1-2 points, respectively; also Royal Dutch, Mexican Petroleum and Texas Company, at materially higher levels soon spread to the automobile division. notably General Motors and Stutz. The latter rose three points on the favor able annual report.
 U. s. Steel, which barely wrested leadership from Mexican Petroleum, was steadily accumulated in the final half hour, advincing 1 5-S to 91 G-N, its best quotation thus far this month. Allied issues rose 1 to ? and 1 3-4 to 7 points.
 Marine preferred again led the ship pings, advancing S-S on further ii-ti- nations of an approaching settlement of impending negotiations. Atlantic Gulf and American International coN poration strengthened. Sales amount ed to 425,000 shares.
 Bonds were active and steady in the main, speculative issues making little response to the activity of stocks Sales (par value) aggregated s6,675, 900.
 Old coupon and registered [. s. 4s rose 1-4 of 1 per cent. on call during the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
LAST YEAR
BIC THREE WORKING
 ON FOOTBALL GAMES


 Although lac official disclaimer has been put in by Yale Harvard and Princeton athletic authorities against tue charge that they rave adopted q policy Ot eXclus leuess ma aloofness which results in the practical isolation Of such colleges IS Cornell Dartmouth and Pennsylvania. it is known that all three institutions there is a keen resentment that their motives are be- ing miscUustrued and that they are being held ID in the college world as being undemocratic.
 The feeling at Cambridge. New Ha- ven and Princeton is that Yale. liar yard and Princeton have peculiar athletic problems to solve. proble IS that effect them and themselves alone. The greatest of these is that arising out of the big football games of the past They real ze that a contnua ton of these games on anything like inc pre-war scale is likely 10 result in the rebirth of the very evils which were destroyed when Jhe var put an end -o the big gridiron contests. One plan evolved calls for the elimination Of some of the b q games, anG that the problem has not been solved is re- Nealal Iu tho fact that the football schedule of none Of tl- pig three has ye' been announced. What some of tle GOnforees would ike to do is to reducr the number of big games on each schedule 10 one, aal in d three eornered arrangement -hs is impos- siblc. because it would moan that one of Inc o1lleE.E would play one game while the others were zach playing two. or that enc college would be idle altogether.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
Notice To Personal Taxpayers

Notice is hereby given to all persons liable to pay the personal tax in the Town of Preston that I have warrant to levy and collect the personal taxes, payable February 1st, 1919, each of such persons being assessed the sum of two dollars as ms iPeosional M tax ana TOT a tnG q be at the store in Hallville, Wednes- day, February 19. from Il a. m. to 1 p. m; and on the same day, at Mansfield s store, Poquetanuck from: 1.3o to 2:$O p. m.; February 20. at Norwich State hospital, from II a. m. to 1 p. m.; and at any other times at my home in Preston City on all week days during the month of February, 1919. ..- tax during the month of February, 1913 will be proceeded against and prose cuted as the laws of the State direct. Dated at Preston. Conn. February 8 1919.
 B. F.BENTLEY Collector