SCOTCHING THE BOLOISTS
THE ARREST OF SENATOR HUMBERT. . Paris, February 20.
The charge against ex-Senator Humbert has been, altered from trading -with the enemy to intelligence with the onemy, a graver charge, equivalent to treason and punishable with death. Tbo police visited the bank and opened Humbert's safe—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.. ,' ; .;
The B'rench Senate decided early in December to suspend Parliamentary immunity in regard to the prosecution in iho case of Senator Humbert, to enable tho Attorney-General to prosecute hiin on a charge of trading with the enemy in connection with the investments ofM. M. Desouchcsand Lenoir in tho attempt to purchase "Le Journal." Lenoir was formerly proprietor of "Le Journal," and Desouches is a well-known solicitor. Both purchased shares in "Le Journal." Humbert, a director of the paper, was reported to have suspected that they were connected with the'enemy, and he bought them out with 8010 Pasha's money.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 133, 22 February 1918, Page 5
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148SCOTCHING THE BOLOISTS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 133, 22 February 1918, Page 5
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