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Show 'GREAT SCANDAL BUUSIRtA Ministers of Justice, War and Finance Resign After Revelation Reve-lation of Graft. PAPERS ARE FORGED Foodstuffs Illegally Sold to Army at Exorbitant Prices Admit Guilt. LONDON, April 4, 4:45 a. m. The Austrian ministers of Justice, war and finance have resigned after the revelation revela-tion of a scandal connected with army supplies, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from The Hague. Three ministers assisted Dr. Franz, formerly director of tho Vienna Deposit De-posit bank, to escape the consequences of having illegally sold foodstuffs to the army at exorbitant prices. At the trial of Dr. Franz documents were produced which convinced the Judge that the ministers had forged a paper which was U3ed in the banker's behald. They were summoned as witnesses wit-nesses and admitted their guilt, later resigning. |