White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-06-20
NOTORIOUS SPY
GERMAN CENSOR
lgnatius Lincoln Mixed Up IN
Kapp Revolution.
RIVAL OF LATE BOlO PASTA
seif-confessed international Spy and
Ex-cenvict Held Post Of Press
Agent With Observation-Disclosures 81
Most Picturesque Adventures In
History-once Member OF British
Parliament-story Of His Career.

OF Hts ldreer.
When, n 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 monarchistic coup
from the point of view of the perpe-
traitors, they were confronted with A
portly man In a frock coat, adorned by
a close-clipped black mustache. thick
eye glasses and speaking excellent
English.
This man introduced himself as su-
preme censor of the revolutionist re-
gime, and proceeded forthwith to make
himself distinctly d~isagreeable to the
Journalists. He reprimanded them.
"butchered" dispatches with a merci-
less blue pencil, and even tore up copy
that incurred his displeasure.
The correspondents stood aghast.
Not the least astounded were those
who recognized an old acquaintance In
the man with the impossible manners.
They rubbed their eyes, refusing to
believe what they saw. Was 1t pos
sible that Messrs. Kapp. Luttwitz and
Bauer could not find a more suitable
| man to ill the all-important post OF
revolutionary press agent tina Isaac
Trsbitsch, also known as Ignatius
Timothy L. Lincoln. self-confessed In
te~rnationai spy and ex~-convict. re-
leased only last summer from his
Brittanic Majesty's prison after three
years confinement there for common
forgery!
Rival Of Belle pasiA.
Incredible, but such "a the case.
One OF the most picturesque adyen-
turers shot to the surface and again
absorbed By the maelstrom of war has
resppeared, to crown-temporarfly-
what is. perhaps, next to that Of the
late Bolo Pasha, the most varied ca
reer OF the international "chronique
scandaieuse" Of latter years, rs boss
Of the Kapp committee Of public In
formation.
A summary Of this career sounds
ike O twentieth century fairy tale.
Here are It's principal stages: Poor
emigrant Hungarian Jewish boy, . .
verted TO Christianity in q London
stun: student OF divinity In Germany ;
Presbyterian preacher. then Anglican
clergyman in Canada; curate In q
Kent village; private secretary n
general factotum to a British c
magnate; Liberal member Of pariia-
ment; would-be volunteer In the Brit
ish secret service and simultaneously
German spy and agent p~rovocateur;
political refugee" In the United
States. fighting, from the Brooklyn
federal prison. extradition 10 Britain
on a charge of common forgery; con-
Wet IN an English penitentiary; 60
between OF the Prussian monarchist
clique and the recluse OF Amerongen.
"Dope" enough for a couple OF de-
.ective novels7 And this Is nothing
but the barest outline. Between any
two stages the transition Is formed by
a number OF sensational episodes.
themselves sufficient for a moderate
sized movie serial. And behind them
all the man Trebitseh. now suave and
smiling, now grimly defiant, then again
AFFECT and fearful, relating In a tremo-
10 voice the h~ardships OF his con-
strained youth.
Loves Excitement
One thing must be said Tor hin
According to available evidence. he is
no common criminal of the get-rich-
MISREPRESENTATION type. His OBJ
jective 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 be seen, his love of kidding"
proved his undoing right here In the
United States.
Ever since his conviction for forgery
In a British court he has. INDUCED
himself in the role of antl-Engltsh
fanatic of the 'my-life-wi -be-spent-
ln.revenge" brand; yet 1t Is more than
likely that he never did take the pose
seriously.
The world al large o notice OF
/. II. II. Lincoln first when he, In
January. 1910. was elected Liberal
member of parliament in the Darling.
ton by-election. defeating his Con-
sentative opponent by a substantial
majority.
For a Foreigner Hungarian jew
ut that--to break into parliament was
an unheard-of achievement, and peo-
pie began to ask who Lincoln was.
1t appeared that he had q powerful
protector In Mr.. Seebchm Rowntree,