Show u u Al NAM ON I b GAFT Lippert ippert and Son Accused Accused Accused Ac Ac- by Government t of Paying Salary tt tc to Brigadier Gen Cruse P By Associated Press Pren CHICAGO March 2 Henry Henr H. H H Lippert and his son Ralph l H H. Lippert who were arrested last las night on charges of conspiring to defraud the government anc and with whose case has been linked linker the name of Brigadier General Genera Thomas Cruse U. U S. S A A. were admitted admitted ad ad- Bitted to bail in bonds of 1000 each today Arraignment wallet was wal set let for March 12 and while awaiting arrival of sureties the thi theelder theelder elder alder Lippert discussed the thi charges By Associated Press CHICAGO March 2 Plant Plans Plans CHICAGO v have been made to arraign Henry II Lippert and his son son Ralph charged with conspiracy to o defraud the government before before be be- fore ore United States Commissioner Lewis F. F Mason The Lipperts were wen arrested last night following an at earlier artier raid on their offices under a federal search and seizure warrant The rite Lipperts have been a agents here hen for or firms making cloth and blankets blanket used by the army I Linked with the manufacturers manufacturers' agents In the charge Is the name o ol of Brigadier General Thomas Cruse I U. U S. S A. A now In Washington In hi his statement before Commissioner Mason Maso IasonI asking for the warrant it was charged charges I by y Captain Melvin Melvln B. B ErIcson that tha General Cruse had admitted to him bin himin himI binn in Washington n that that in January he hi I ha tad had 1 received 1500 from the elder Lippert Appert and that an agreement had hat been seen entered into by which Lippert Lipper was vas to pay him a month A large number of papers were taken aken p possession of by the United States marshals who conducted the raid aid Federal officials said in the examination of some of the cursory papers Tapers a number of names of officers officer in n the army as well as men prominent prominent prom nent lent In public and business life were mentioned It Is added that the mention o ol of these hese names in letters and documents did lid not necessarily connect the In Individuals individuals in- in with any illegal deals with the he Lipperts or General Cruse No estimate was given of the amount mount involved In the charges that thai the he government has haa been defrauded dp Among the papers sought by the I federal authorities and specified ithe In it Inthe Inthe the he warrants are Letter dated September 1 1 1916 to tc toI Senator James Hamilton Lewis Lowis I Washington regarding promotion ol of Lang borne Allen and appointment ol of j. j W W. SalIa y as chief inspector Chiago Chicago Chi ago cago quartermasters quartermaster's department Notations records letters or telegrams telegrams tele tele- grams rams regarding Julius Rosenwald particularly contents In a n private lock Ioele box in room Security building one of suite Numerous letters dates s given to tc and nd from E. E L. L Erickson United States hates arsenal St St. Louis Mo oIo and andone andone one no in regard to the visit of G General Cruse ruse to the arsenal Check for mentioned in telegram tele tele- gram ram from Ralph to Henry November November No No- vember ember I 1 1 1917 Henry then being at atthe atthe the he New Willard Villard hotel Washington Also letter or transmittal and all allther other ther papers and i memoranda regardIng regarding regard- regard Ing tg the check Memoranda of Captain Goetz In Initialed inI in- in R n B. B P. P lieutenant U colonel I quartermasters quartermaster's depot Jefferson Jefferson- Ind I Letter dated January Januar 3 1918 1318 from Thomas homas Cruse Corse to lo H. H H. H Lippert Chi- Chi Continued on page 3 S. S GENERAL r from page 1 schedule on n white erred to in letter tho the long series of documents probably closer close 1 r i all the federal search arges that certain felonies f tt committed against the thetos ittes tos that is to say the up Henry r. r L. L LIppert and T r Lippert of or aiding and Thomas rhomas Cruse brigadier ft r. S S. A. A to commit the of- of and agreeing to for services to be rendered by hima him f T. T to a contract in which 1 1 1 States was a party |