Show I M. M 1 HUMBERT 1 PUBLISHER Of THE JOURNAL JOURN L LIS IS ARRESTED French Senator One of the Leading Witnesses at Bolo Bole I Trial Taken Into Custody Private Documents Seized t HAD DEMANDED D DE MOVE IOVE TO CLEAR CHARACTER Convicted Spy Had Haa Bought Into Interest rest in in His Paper Testimony Testimony Tes Tes- Showed Patriotism Is e Y Affirmed Aff Manned l r L Ste Wf rt v f AllIS ARIS eb 18 Charles P senator from the Meuse and proprietor pro pro- p of the Journal was arrested this morning at his chateau at Mesnil- Mesnil Guillaume outside Paris lIe ITe was 35 brought into the thc city this afternoon for interrogation While the senator was wa being brought to Paris secret service men made a minute investigation of papers at his home Many documents were seized and placed under seal The arrest of or Senator Humbert Is 13 a sensational sequel to the trial of or Bolo Dolo Pasha at which the senator was a wit wit- ness At that time he demanded that the government clear up the doubt surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding his case case either cither b by arresting him and placing him on trial or by ceasing to cast continual aspersions upon him which he was unable to re refute re- re fute rute ho said without an open trial Bolo Pashas Pasha's attorney devoted a large part of or his final argument to laying at the door of or Senator Humbert crimes charged against his client Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- tho the arrest of or the senator was less of or a surprise than otherwise would have c been the case c The exact charge against him has not yet been made public Senator Humbert was one of or tho the principal figures In the tho case caso of or Bolo Pasha recently convicted of ot treason Continued on Page 2 2 PARIS JOURNAL EDITOR IS HELD Continued from Page Pare 1 1 and sentenced to death through the tact fact that It was his newspaper Le Journal Jour Jour- nal nai In which an Interest was bou bought ht with the money Bolo Bob received from the United States When hen the facts regardIng regard regard- Ing ng the German source of oC the mone money In Involved involved In- In In the tho transaction were revealed re revealed re- re revealed last fall faU Senator Humbert c cancelled cancelled can can- n- n celled the contract and returned tho the money It had not been charged that time the poll policy C of or tho time Le Journal was wai af affected affected af- af I In a 1 wa way Injurious to France Affirm Patriotism Senator Humbert has repeatedly at- at firmed his patriotism In announcing In n December last that he was n leaving time the control of or Le Journal to Its original original nal proprietor Henri Letellier Senator Humbert declared If Il I have been deceived C twice It has hns been under conditions conditions' which would have ha deceived the time most vigilant patriotism pa pa- Shortly afterward the tho senate voted to suspend his imis Immunity He lie was a witness in tho time Bolo Dolo trial and l Becoming Irritated at at questions asked by the time prosecutor he shouted Have me arrested place me in tho time dock and make a a. frontal attack upon me Do Donot Donot Donot not treat me as ti an accused Senator Humbert was formerly vice vice- president of or tho the enate committee ee on army affairs General n Den It A decree has lias been promulgated re relieving relieving re- re lieving General French military mil mall Itan at Madrid o of oc his post and send sending InS InS' his hits assistant I Lieutenant Pauldo Paul Paulde Pauldo do de' MIrepoix Lovis-MIrepoix back to his regiment regi regi- ment Th rh ministry of or war wal am In a note noto declares declare there thero Is no question of or espionage nago nage or treason In connection with this move tho time patriotism of ot the tho two officers officers orn- orn cers being above o reproach According to this mornings morning's newspapers pers tho the officers are charged with Indiscretion in In- In discretion and gross negligence and are ale arenow arenow now now- awaiting The Tho case ense these accounts state has 1115 It Its origin in lit the tho finding b by a Parisian actress of oC a portfolio in a taxicab containing diplomatic diplo matic matle documents ofa or-a confidential char char- acter The rime actress took the time documents to the ministry of or war vat Premier Clemenceau Clemenceau Clemenceau Cle- Cle It Is stated declared an arm ex example example ex- ex ample must roust be Le made of oC the tho officers at fault Cault no matter what their r and or ordered cred their prosecution I I 1 |