Show SURRENDER HB O Of 8 GD IS f fD Germany Rejects Request of American American Army of- of of of- Occupation PHILADELPHIA May Mrs 17 Mrs Emma C. C Bergdoll was today sentenced sentenced sen sen- ten ed in the federal district court to toone toone toone one year and one day in in the Atlanta penitentiary for conspiracy to aid her sons Grover C. C Bergdoll and Erwin R. R Bergdoll to desert the United States army and was fined a total of Judge Dickinson in rl imposing sentence announced th the prison sentence would be remitted if the fine is paid within the present term of court ending the second Monday in in June The same coT conditional sentence was imposed on Charles A. A Braun Mrs Mr- Mr Bergdoll's eldest son who changed his name because of the notoriety C caused used by Grovers Grover's escapades and on JamesE James E E. E Romig a friend of the family Albert S. S Mitchell an automobile salesman and Harry S S. S indicted for aiding Erwin R. R Bergdoll to de desert desert desert de- de sert the army were ea each h sentenced to six months in jail and fined 1000 Their sentences also will be remitted if the fines are paid aid before the second Monday in June I WASHINGTON May 17 German 17 German authorities at Baden have directly re refused refused refused re- re fused to hand over Grover Cleveland Bergdoll army slacker to the American American Ameri Ameri- can army of ot occupation Major William WilliamW Wil Wil- liam Ham W v. v Hicks of tho the military intelligence intelli Intelli- genco gence bureau today testified before the house committee investigating Bergdoll's escape The request for Bergdoll's return was made by Major Bagby of the military Intelligence at Coblenz through the German military commission commission commis commis- sion there Hicks said He added the American officers In I Germany have recommended that a formal demand be made upon the German German German Ger Ger- man national government by the United States He indicated this would be done as soon as peace Is formally formally for tor- mally declared FIRST INFORMATION Hicks revealed that Bergdoll's presence presence pres pres- ence in m Germany was learned shortly after atter October 26 1920 upon the re receipt receipt receipt re- re of 01 a cable from the military intelligence In Intelligence Intelligence In- In at Coblenz Major Edmund Buchanan also of the military intelligence testified that Bergdoll escaped through Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania where the net against him was drawn tightest DEATH IS PROVED William H H. Collins Philadelphia a-Philadelphia dentist testified there was no doubt that D. D Clarence D.-Clarence Clarence Gibboney attorney for tor Bergdoll died In n a storm at Cam- Cam bay Mexico I 1 did dentist work for Gibboney said Collins I examined tho the body brought back from Mexico and am certain it was Gibboney |