Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-01


Ex-Convict Held Post of Press
Agent With Neutrality-suspicious. Of
Most Picturesque Adventures in
History-Once Member OF British
Parliament-story of His Career.
When. few weeks ago, the Amer
lean and British correspondents IN
Berlin foregathered at the headquar-
ters of the kapp government. To
learn all about the m0narclliStic coup
from the point of view of the perpe'
traitors. they were confronted with
portly man in frock coat, adorned by
a rlose-tlipped black mnstache. thick
eye glasses and speaking excellent
English.
This man introduced himself as SUI
meme censor of the revolutiOniSt re-
CINE. and proceeded forthwith to make
himself distinctly disagreeable to the
journalists. He reprimanded them,
"butchered" dispatches with a merci-
less blue pencil, and even tore up copy
that incurred his displeasure.
Not the least astoundet we're those
who recognized an old acquaintance IN
the man with the impossible manners.
They rubbed their eyes, refusing TO
believe what they saw. was II pos
sihle that Messrs. Kapp, Luttwitz ana
Bauer could not find a more suitable
man to Ill the all-impo"tant post OF
revolutionary press agent than isaac
Trebitsch. also known as lgnatlus
Timothy T. Lincoln. self-c"nfeSsrd IN
ternatioIal spy and eN-ronvict, re-
leased emily last summer from his
Brittanic Majesty's prison after three
years confinement there for common
forgery?
Rival Of BoIo Pasha.
Incredible, but such was the case.
One of the most picturesque adNen-
turers Slot to the surface and again
absorbed by the maelstrom OF war mas
reapnpared, to crOwn-tempOrariiy-
what is. perhaps, neN to that OF the
late Rolo Pasha. the most varied en-
recr of the international "chronlqu"
scandaleuse" OF latter years, as boss
Of the Eapp committee OF public In
formation.
A summary of this career sounds
Ike twentieth century fairy tale.
Here are it's principal stages: Poor
pmigrant Hungarian Jewish boy, con-
yerted To Christianity In LONDON
stun; stlIent of divinity in Germany:
PRESBYTERIAN preacher, then Anglican
clergyman In Canada; curate IN
Kent village; private secretary AMI
general fnctOtum to British cocoa
magnate; Liberal member OF rarl1a-
mont; would-be volunteer I'm the Brit
ish secret service and simultaneously
German spy and agent proVocatenr:
"no!Itical refugee" In the tn'ted
States. fighting. from the Brooklyn
federal prison extradition to Britain
on n charge Of common forgery; con
Wet I'm IN English penitentiary; go
between Of the PrusSian monarch1st
clique and the recluse of Amerongen.
"Dope" enough for compile of de
tective novels? And this Is nothing
Int the hareSt outline. Between any
two stages the transition is formed by
number Of sensational episodes.
themselves sufficient for moderate
sized movie serial And behind them
all the man Trehitsch. now sraVe ana
smiling. now grimly defiant, then again
ahipct and fearful. relating in tremo
10 voice the hardShips Of his con
strained youth.
Loves Excitement.
Ono thing must he said Tor him
According to available evidence. he Is
10 common criminal of the get-rirh-
1u.ck-cost- what-it-may type. His OBJ
jcctive is excitement and notoriety
rather than money; he deSpises snug.
ness plays with danger. Is willing
to risk his person for a good joke
as will he seen. his love Of "kidding'
proved his undoing right here 10 the
United States.
Ever since his conviction for forgery
In a British court he has INDUCED
himself In the role of anti-English
fanatic of the "my-lifewll-be-sp
in-revenge" brand; yet it is more than
likely that he never did take the pos"
seriously.
The world at large took notice of
I. T. T. Lincoln first when he, in
January, 1910, was elected Liberal
member of parliament in tie Darling
ton by-e!ectiOn, defeating his Con-
sentative opponent by Substantial
majority.
For foreigner-a Hungarian Jew
at that-to break into parliament was
an unheard-of achievement. and PEG
pIe began to ask who Lincoln was.
1t appeared that he had powerful
protector in Mr.. Seebohm ROwntree,
the well-known cocoa magnate and
millionaire philanthropist. 1t also ap-
pe.red that he had been Protestant
clergyman, and that he had dealings on
the stock exchange. month after
mis- entry he made his maiden speech
on the floor of the commons; but aft
err that his parliamentary career at
tracted no attention.
When. at the years close, parlia-
ment was dissolved he did not try 70,
reelection and was soon forgotten. A
year later he had trouble with his
creditors, with whom he arranged
composition of shillings in the pound.
Tells Bitter Stories.
His next appearance before the bar
of publicity was early In 1915, when
he suddenly emerged In the lobby of