South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-24
REJECT SPY STORY
ABOUT KITCHENER
British Film Banned Portray
ing Betrayal of Secret to
Beautiful Girl.

LONDON. April 23.-was Kitch-
ener lured 20 death by a beautiful
spyg The dlm drama. eventua lly
. banned by the authorities. tried TO
prove that ne was. As recently as
November, 1921. the now famous
+ Kitchener film was shown 10 a select
number OF members OF the cabinet
and parliament.
II created one Of the biggest up
roars known in recent years The
film opened with * Of X" in his
room al the war office and after de-
picting several scenes OF mis- war ca
reer led up 10 the dramatic mile long
reel showing the great betrayal"
ON the screen appeared a beautiful
ianguid girl. a German born widow
of a British officer killed in the war
She makes violent love TO a young.
red -tabbed British stan officer and
after truly dangerous scenes during
which the young staff man is intro
duced 10 an amazing amount OF
WHISTLES and sodas," the boy prom
Uses in exchange for the spy's love TO
give way the secrets of his depart
ment. In "A moment OF utter aban-
don. with the lips of the fair temp
tress brushing. but never touching.
his own, the staff officer tells her the
date of Kitcheners mission and the
ship in which he is to sail.
The scene changes.
Audience Protests.
Rasputin. the evil monk, genius Of
the Russian imperial family. is seen
in the wireless room at Tsdrskoe
Selo. communicating the date OF the
EIampshire's sailing to the whiskered
Tirpitz. who orders a submarine 10
wait off the Orlneys for the cruiser
We see Kitchener embarking and
the last scene of ALL the lone figure
on the sea-swept deck of the Hamp-
shire. going bravely 10 death
brought on by the young staff Off
Ger, who is drowned with him.
Immediately the curtain fell on
the last scene shouts of protest arose
from the audience. Il protest against
a British officer being shown as sue
Cumbing 10 a spy. Politicians may
betray their country but not British
officers" yelled Miss Kitchener, sis
ter Of the marshal.
Others who raised their voices in
just anger were the Duke of Port
lara. Gen. Sir George Won Donop and
Sir Arthur, private secretary to Lord
Kitchener throughout the war. Labor
| Leader J. II. Thomas described the
! film as "monstrous and undigniied
and the London County Council and
| the British Board Of Film CensOrs
barred the showing Of the photoplay
TO the public.
! Now for the facts
/ Sunk BY Mines.
Lord Jallicoe. who led the British
fleets to victory at Jutland, has def
ritcly ascertained that the Hamp-
shire was sunk by mines. German
documents have been obtained which
now disclose the movements of the
German mine layer Moewe. which.
as her log shows, laid a chain Of Is
mines on the very spot where the
Hampshire met her fate. That she
vas not laying mines in that vi
ctnity, owing To direct orders from
/ Wllliamshaven is also shown by her
/ log which describes how cruising in
that neighborhoQd, she loosed her
mines having no other suitable spot
IN which TO drop them.
Lord Jellicoe too. has now dis
closed that the actual course of the
Hampshire was not only decided on
la few hours before her sailing, thus
doing away with any possibility of
truth in the stories that the cruiser
sank as the result OF spy iuforma-
! ton. Il mapped out a course" says
Jellicoe. "for the Hampshire 10 pass
! close inshore, as. with the north
! westerly wind blowing at the time.
was Of the opinion that there would
be less heavy seas running. thought
it practically impossible that this
route could have been mined. owing
to the ShortneSs Of the nights"
Plan to Raise Cruiser.
/ There the mystery lies.
Today a syndicate is being formed
for the raising of the lost cruiser. but
as yet nothing definite has been an
nounced. No hope of recovering any
thing but bare steel and skeletons
can he entertained even if the sunk
| en- Hampshire is raised from her go
fathom grave.
AS for Kitchener, rumor again
steps into the breach, this time from
the Normandy coasts. where a party
Of fishermen claim 10 have found a
! washed-up corpse of a much be
madaI. beribboned British army Of
fcer. They say that they buried him
among the sand dunes.
That many people think, may have
been F(itchener's body. But nobody
really knows KitChener's death is
as shrouded in mystery as was much
of his life.
Lord Esher IN his book THE
I Tragedy of Kitchener" says Of him:
/ His was an amazing personality.
The tragedy OF his life was not SO
much his death. but the fate that
in 1914 ne was placed in a position
which required the foresight of 4
politician rather than the straight
rigid dealings Of the soldier"
Lover of Art Treasure.
At a period few months before
! Kitchener died. Lord Esher relates
how he was being attacked on all
sides. Kitchener complained TO one
Of his friends: "Asquith is my only
friend I suppose they Chis enem-