GERMAN MONARCHISTS.
SECRET ORGANISATION AT WORK. BRANCH FOUND AT DUSSELDORF. Received December 29, 8.15 a.m. BERLIN. Dec, 28. A branch of the secret organisation known as the Erhardt Brigade, who work for ilic restoration of the monarchy, lias been discovered by the Ercm-h at Dnssoldorf, and 39 arrests have been made. Captain Erhardt, who is living at Innsbruck, is the bead of the organisation. lie sends grders to a stall’ of personally appointed officers. who flit from place to place to avoid discovery. The creation of a strong army and the layin,!;- in of stores, arms and munitions are amen;; the aims of the organisation, which holds a secret court, where even death sentences are passed, members of the inner circle carrying out the sentences. ’ ft is believed that the assassins of Kr/.bcrger and Careis belong to this band, which is estimated to comprise 10,000 members. —Times.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3108, 29 December 1921, Page 5
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