Show SLAIN U. U S. S CITIZEN A A AB I BOLSHEVIST B 0 EVIST Paul R. R De Do Iott Mott Branded Red by Germans While I Washington Demands Most l Rigid Rigid Probe of Charges By Karl Jarl H. H von van Wiegand Jf Universal Service c h. h Staff Starr Correspondent BERLIN April 14 Evidence is t accumulating that PauL 1 R. R DC Do Deott Mott ott of Paterson N. N J. J has close connections with Bolshevist groups in various anous countries S General Kabisch the commander in in the Wesel sector telegraphed me today from lom as follows Secretary Reginald Foster of ot tho the American commission jn in Berlin today examined Do Mutts Mott's otts ott's papers He has arrived at t the conviction that De Do Mott lott I was an n In international Bolshevist apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap parenti closel closely connected with tho the Bolshevists of l France ranee England Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and He carried numerous numer numer- ous such addresses with him and ap appears appears appears ap- ap pears to have sailed under the lag flag of the tho Quakers part of the with false papers i All All papers arc being sent to the foreign office at Ber Berlin ln for fer Cr further in In- In estl atlon De Do Mott W was S shot b by a to guard at al lm where ho he was held while running running- down the stops steps of or I the e eye e infirmary his place of con confine confine- ment mont As De Do Mott Iott did not halt when I called upon as he was running down the steps which led Jed out of the buildIng building build build- Ing the soldier on guar guard l fired Secretary Foster went to lo helm heim to Investigate on the ground round He declared after talking with the sentry sen- sen tr try that tho the guard was justified In shooting DC Mott rott SI Signed ned GENERAL Examination of or the papers left leCt be behind behind behind be- be hind by De Dc Mott Iott at the Waiters Waiters' home In Berlin tend to lo support the theory that the young oung American was in active active ac ac- ac- ac tive thc contact with various groups of ot radicals In Europe General Von Yon has sent ent a joint military and civilian cl commission to tomake tomake tomako make mako an Investigation independent of oC the military authorities in the upper district as s the shooting of oC Do De Mottis lott Mott lottis is bein being made use lise of by br the radical socialists In attacking the rel rei hs- hs web wehr r. r i i I I I i 11 Washington H 0 Orders r d ers I II All Facts in Case I Washington April 14 Despite Despite the tho I profound regret which the German j I government lm has officially expressed over the killing of Paul R. R De Mott lott an American citizen at Vesel the stale department today ordered United United Unit Unit- ed States Commissioner to make malte malten n n. conclusive report of or all the j facts In connection with the murder of or the American youth While no comment was made at the tho state department nl this afternoon for Cor publication the undercurrent of oC opinIon opinIon opinion ion in the department is that the Berlin Berlin Ber for lin government knew more about the summary execution of oC young oun De Do Mott Iott I than has yet et been divulged This This This' Is the feature of the case that most concerns concerns con con- con I cerns the American government at this time I If Jr It Is shown by Commissioner Dresel and Major Fo Foster Foiter ter who has I been lIeen dispatched to the Ruhr fluhr valley alley to I Investigate the shooting that tho the German German Ger Ger- man government I Is Innocent then the case becomes one ono for Cor apology and In in- in On the other hand If fr collusion collusion collusion col col- lusion the part of oC tho the German on government got gov ov- ov c Is established a very serious diplomatic crisis will arise but officials of of- would not disclose what plan planor of or action they would take in this eve event n t. t There Thero Is Is' Is also atso a belief t In En n S the tho state department that thal American officials In Berlin failed to to- act net promptly once the they learned DC Do Mott Iott had been ar arrested arrested arrested ar- ar rested and sentenced to death heath b by a drumhead court There will be bean bean ben n an n Inv Investigation to determine whether neglect was In an any way responsible for or the tho killing killing- of oC the youth and If it this thin is found to bc be the case cage some one ono will suffer The Thc department learned only today I officially that DC Do Mott Iott had been killed It received a dela delay me message from Commissioner Com Corn missioner Dresel In which he ho communicated com corn tho profound regret of the tho Germ German Germin n gov government and tho the fact that Germany declared De Do Mott lott was shot while whilo attempting to escape The state slate departments department's announcement announcement in part said ald 0 Prior to the n news flOws ws of ot t th the shooting of oC Do Mott rott tho the American commissioner commission commission- er r had taken steps to o sare safeguard D DeMotts DeMott's Do De Motts Mott's rights as an nn American cn and the German foreign office officially hal had reported that thc they learned unofficially that the th death eath sentence would not be bo carried outDo out Do De Mott I W was n H 21 years ears old In I I Continued on l Paso Page a o 3 i SONORA REBELS ME MEET FEDERALS FEDERALS IN IN BATTLE BAHLE Continued from Page 1 an an emergency passport for Fra France cc Is Issued Issued Issued Is- Is sued to him through h tho the American embassy embassy embassy em em- bassy at London on September 3 1 1919 19 he ho stated that he had been In Great Britain since June of at that year and that ho he desired to go o to France for relief work He Ha had a Do letter from th the thi Friends War Var Victims Relief Committee Committee Committee Commit Commit- tee requesting that the passport be bo issued to him He appeared to have havo gone ono from the United States to England England Eng Eng- land on a no seamans seaman's identification certiC tiC lea te S Sonora Takes Over Railroad Nogales Ariz Mis April 14 James Jame James Finby Finley Finley Fin- Fin ley by general s superintendent of ot the Southern Pacific of oC Mexico seized by government s authorities In Sonora Sonora bonora and being operated by striking strIking- trainmen arrived here there today with the report that I he had been succeeded by a telegrapher and that Harry Lawton general freight and passenger agent has given wa way to a n. clerk In the general office at Em- Em palmo under the rule of Governor Ad Adolfo do e la Ia Huerta of Sonora Finley declared the road was worth 50 OO and that the tho company will not stand for Its reten retention by the Sonora Sonora Sonora So So- nora government s General Avarado Accuses Carranza Nogales Ariz Aris April 14 Tn in Tn a fiery address before the Young Mens Men's Business Business Busi Busi- ness association here this afternoon General Salvador Avarado arado former gOVernor governor governor gov gOV- of Yucatan declared that tho the chaotic condition of ot Mexico today has be been n brought about b by the mal admin o of President Carranza I. 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