South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25

An Inside Story From the Diary Of One OF Sir Roger Easements Chief Lii
How the Kaiser Tricked Men He Made Traitors

distinctive body would make upon the outside
world.
Finding that was useless to attempt any propa-
ganda work, again wrote Sir Roger Easement on
the last day Of March. requesting removal from
camp as relations with the men had grown very
strained, to put it mildly.
NEARLY LYNCIIED.
on April . ] was talking 10 X on the path, when
heard a great din in the barracks of G company.
We srolled up that way and astonished TO see
great friend Of ours and a sound Irishman named
-, fighting with his back the barracks against
crowd of 80 West Britishers Shouts Of XIII the
boys. Of whom had the pluck to attack him
openly. Just then some German y. c. O.s along.
and displaying their revovers, put the proBritish
Irishmen 10 flight
Father Nicholson presently told US that the German
foreign office had ut last awakened OF its lethargy
and were 10 be taken TO Berlin that day were,
OF course, delighted and delight a bit
damped when heard the groans and Kisses of the
loyasts left camp Bennett my regI-
ment shouted at me You bloody traitor" I
passed through the gate.
we got rid of the khaki and were clad in
civilized attire-l fitting, it is true. but didn't
notice it at the time fcldweoel private named
Geunner accompanied Berlin that night.
COMFORTABLY SITUATED.
1t very German and very comfortable a
Motel and the food was excellent but we were hand-
capped during days in Berlin by knowing
man. and felt very uncomfortable when speaking Eng
lsh in public We never suffered unpieasantness
except one occasion, when old gentleman who
heard D. speak English called him verfuchten Amer
ikaner
We were about a week in Berlin. and no movement
had by Roger Easement. we
up a scheme Of propaganda, and made out the lists
of those y. G. O.'s
telephoned to the Eden hotel where Sir Roger was
staying, and told that he i'll but that
he would be glad to see his three American" friends
X. j. and a a
leans, probably account Of the fact that America
hadn't at that time taken any active part in the
paign against Germany, and would therefore be
treated with more Difference than would be the case
had been registered British subjects That-aft-
ernOon three left the hotel and by dnt OF inquiries
succeeded in getting o the after walk
hours a half.
CHASED By GERMAN POLICE
X. led party. because years
in Uncle Sans army scout, and thought it would
require clever trailer to from end of Berlin
the other without anything happening. lie
accOsted and chased by a German secret service
a couple days afterwards, and away by driving
to the hotel. going to bed and stopping there leaving
the politiker' in the hall talk Herr Zierenberg
We found Sir Roger in bed looking very pale and
dOne-up He greeted heartily. and. although suf-
ferng from heavy cold insisted upon our smoking
Poor Sir Roger He always sacrificed his personal
comfort others
This the first interview of importance which We
had with Sir Roger. He detailed TO work. and
settling upon the manner in which propaganda
be started, talked Of other affairs. Sir
Roger remarked foreign office officials
awful fools and would break his heart We could
that he being driven into a state bordering