BOLOISM IN FRANCE

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16213, 16 May 1918, Page 8

BOLOISM IN FRANCE

THE "BONNET ROUGE" TRIAL. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Austialian and N.Z. Labie Association.) l'AUlo, xUuy i-i. (Received May 16th, ll.cio p.m.) liie "liunnet iiouge" trial iias been thus far but tho Court to-aay was suddenly crowaoU, owing to tiie lepuit taut jl. cuinuux was going to e v lueucu. lie xns liiipusoiiiutrut uul li.iVIxJg i.-Ui_VICU lilS UCillLll. £>L'VUIUi Ll_»cs u Ita VO Jmimo political eJj«.CC-a<Jo, jilitii lug ius pucjjiat Views, but me riojiuuuu um'ujs iiiteiioieu. Jx. ouuiaux uemcu navrng given the "uouiici/ iiuuge'' nioiicy mu«.o tuu war, tuuujiU no saia iie yitvo it -ia,ov»j nuuu ueioie tue war, wucu lie nau to ueiouu ms o«vn noaour uud nis Allies agaiuot "aooiiiinaDio i'loss attacks.'' liie prisoners oecame angry at sorno of canuiuxs remaiKS, -tUKi ere ale a a snouting ••j J iur!' 1 it is expected tnac judgment will be given to-mgnt, anu tutu ni. uuvai and uuotner piioouer will prooabjy be condemned to death. j

Joseph Caiilaux, several times Ministor ot I' inance in French Cabinets, and Prime_ Minister (ltjil-ii)l2), resigned ottico in 1914, when his wiie shot iVL. Calmette, editor of the "Figaro," in revenge for publisning letters which had passed between nor and her husband M. Caiilaux maintained friendly relations with lJolo, Almereyda, and other adventurers during the war, and is alleged to have plotted to destroy the Anglo-French Alliance during his visits to Italy and South America. He is at present awaiting trial on a charge of having "endangered the- security of the State."- The charge was preferred by tho Military Governor of Paris. M. Duval was the first porson arrested in connexion with the French scandals. Pie was the manager of the infamous "Bonnet Rouge" newspapers, which insidiously attacked 'France's allies, and openly defended German spies and other criminals. He had frequent meetings with enemy agents I m Switzerland, and was eventually caught with a cheque for £6000 in his possession. Later, owing to the blundering of the officials, the cheque was returned to Duval and cashed. Bv chance M. Ribot (then Premier of l'.rance) lieard of this extraordinary incident, and caused inquiries to be set on foot, which led to the arrest of M. Duval. The prosecution alleges that m all M. Duval drew £20,000 from Switzerland, of which his collcajrue, Almereyda, admitted receiving £6000 but he doclarcd that its source was untainted.