Show CANARD THAT TRA T WELLS IS Spy DISPROVED Sergeant t Who rho Proved Self Hero Iero in France Laughs at Vicious Rumor I IA A rumor that I Is branded by br those in ina ina a a. position to know Imo as too ridiculous oven even to ho he denied has haM been current in Utah nn antI and around Salt Lake that Sergt Frederick Fenwick ick Doc Wells of the British recruiting recruiting- forces has been ar arrested arrested Rr- Rr rc rested as a spy py Ip Some SonIc havo have even had hadIt Douglas Dou It that ho he was shot hot at Fort lort Meanwhile Sergeant Wells I Is on re recruiting recruiting re- re duty In San Fr Francisco Is II the honored guests of one Otle of ot the most exclusive ex ex- elusive lul San Francisco clubs th the lie Union League Longue club and last Monday Ion a was the guest of ot Gov Go ov S. S Stephens Stephen of California at dinner Sergeant Wells ells was waR conspicuous while In Salt Lal Lake e for the enthusiasm an and zeal with which he threw himself Into all activities that concern concerned cd the war Ills efforts In th the Red Cross drive c were pronounced particularly valuable b by those thoRe in charge Won Oil Mont of herr In such matters Sr Sergeant cant Wells cUs was wasa a whirlwind His cheery and optimistic nature as well as his enthusiasm won ton him many friends friend Within the time last few da lays days s the rumor has gained Ined currency and has even reached as RS far u as San Francisco and Idaho Capt F F. Leonard I. I onard Goord In tn charge char 6 of or British recruiting in tIlts this district who has hail Just arr arrived c from San Francisco yester yesterday n scouted any suggestion that Wells was anything but what ho he was represented to be bc In a 1 letter latter written Sunday by Wells Yens to F F. R. R Newman manager of the Pantages Pan Pan- ta es theatre with whom Wells was closely associated in the thc Red lIed Cross campaign Wells ells says says- Did you ou hear the pro-German pro story that has s followed me mc around that I T am ama a German sp spy and that I was shot at Fort Douglas We ha had a good laugh about It and I think a certain editor in Pocatello is going to get Into a lot lotof lotof of ot trouble over an article he lie wrote Authorities After 1 The federal authorities have hac the matter in hand han at present At present I am In a no guest of or the tile Union League club and 1 am mn going to tn dine he with the go go of ot California tomorrow In a a. gas attack in FrancE Fiance with five n bullet wounds in his left arm a n few splinters of ot shrapnel In his knee and antl his lungs Jungs chol choked ed with gas R Wells stood his ground In tn command of or a n small handful of Tommies In a n bayonet at attack attack at- at tack Wells Yells was Jabbed In the arm and anti andIn andin in the tho chest B By fly feigning d death ath he es escaped es- es capell further punishment Later a German German German Ger Ger- man doctor did a n. poor job of amputating ing the tho shattered arm Wells feigned madness and was exchanged for a German German German Ger Ger- man prisoner |