GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, FRANCE AND FORCE. (Received tlii.-i day at 10.10 a.m.) PARIS. June 27. 31. Millorand in addressing the loreign joiinmlists, said that if I'ranee resolved to apply torce to Germain where persuasion failed, as it. was really necessary to seek the hidden motives, the worst misfortune which can tluca'ten Frit me would be that she was inisuiiderstood.

A MURDER GANG. BEATEN TO HR ATI 1. (Received this dav at 9.1 n a.m.) ' I!KRMX, June 27. The police succeeded in unearthing a secret society of reactionary terrorists for the perpetration of political murders, the existence of which has been long suspected. Two voting men visited the office of the "Vorwaerts" and narrated how Walter Ciulotv, a suspected spy, was lured to a cavern and plied with drink. He was then driven to a wood hv eight conspirators and there beaten with flticlcs until lie was senseless when the murderers stamped on his lace wiili their heavy bools. They finally cut the spy’s throat arid tired two shots into his head. The body was buried under leaves and bracken. The informants made the disclosure because they also were suspected oi

f»pyin^. Tlio police* found the hotly m the pinoe described nml they have arrested seven of the men concerned, while oLher arrests are pending. Information was secured showing the ramifications of the conspiracy. Tt is believed that the murder of the Bavarian student named Battr hist March was a similar crime. Baur had previously been arrested for complicity in a plot to murder the Socialist leader. Herr Seheidcrman, hid was liberated alter an investigation showing that: he was chosen by the secret society to commit the murder. The watchword of the terrorists is stated to he the first domestic enemy namely, Republicans, Socialists and Jews and then, “then foreign ones."