AN AMERICAN CRANK.
PROPOSES TO MAKE TROUBLE TN ASIA. 'London Times and Sydney Sun Services) (Received January 24, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 23 Tho New York American publishes a boastful letter from Lincoln, explaining that he is going to Central J_sda to 1 " rous© Mahomedans against the Allies, preaching* a holy war after the methods of Billy Sunday. Ignatius Lincoln is a renegade member of the House of Commons, who went to America and made mischief there. Ii was proved that he was actually a German, who after a period of residence m England had got elected to Parliament* In consequence of his intrigues he was arrested m the United States on an extradition warrant from England, but managed to escape from custody. Ho •had confessed himself to be a German spy.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13899, 24 January 1916, Page 3
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132AN AMERICAN CRANK. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13899, 24 January 1916, Page 3
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