Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-09-09 | Page 13 | America Calls for Report on Killing

AMERICA CALLS CAll f FOR H Rr REPORT 1 L LON ON KILLING r. r Germany M Must st Explain the thes s Shooting of Soldier in i Neutral Zone f ft t t I By Associated P Press eu J COBLENZ Z Sept A A A demand upon the German German military authorities authorities' authorities for for an Immediate report on the killing killing of Private Private vate Howell Madsen of Sacramento Cal al who was shot Saturday by German soldiers while he and a companion were on on a hun hunting ng trip in the neutral zone General was made today by Major Henry ry T. T Allen commander of f the American forces in Germany General GeneralA A Allen en sent the demand after fter he had heard the reports report of the various American Ameri American Ameri- Ameri can investigating officers Private Private Bert Balsinger of Sharpsburg Sharps Sharps- b burg rg Pa the only American witness of the killing of Madsen told the investigating ng officers that the Germans called upon Madsen and him to halt and nd then began beSan to sh shoot shoo ot The Germans contend that Madsen fired first