_32nd Division, 125th Infantry, Company “G”_
A descendant of the famous Rebel general, Milo J. Butterfield. He was
made a corporal and requested to be reduced to the rank of private,
in order to get to the front more quickly. He participated in three
drives: Château-Thierry, Soissons, and Argonne. He was made a Sergeant
in Company “G” as a reward for his splendid fighting in the latter
offensive.]
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“‘Number 692, March 20. With reference to telegram Number 685, please
advise our Minister in Berne that some one will call on him who
will give him the passport Sanct Regis and who wishes to establish
relations with the Foreign Office. Intermediary further requests that
influence may be brought to bear upon our press to pass over the
change in the inner political situation in France so far as possible
in silence, in order that things may not be spoiled by German approval.
“‘BERNSTORFF.’
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“‘Number 206, May 31. The person announced in Telegram 692 of March 20
has not yet reported himself at the legation at Berne. Is there any
more news on your side of Bolo?
“‘JAGOW.’
“In France the most sensational feature of the case was Bolo’s payment
of $170,000 to Senator Charles Humbert, owner of _Le Journal_. The
money was in part payment for 1,100 bonds of that newspaper. Senator
Humbert immediately came out with a statement to prove that he was
entirely unaware of the treasonable purpose of the purchases. He gave
facts showing that Bolo Pasha had used his contract with _Le Journal_
to extract money from Germany. On Oct. 12, the French Military Court
appointed a sequestrator for the money advanced to Senator Humbert. It
amounted in all to $1,200,000 and was handed over to the care of the
Deposit and Consignment office, a section of the Ministry of Finance.
“Whatever the total number of millions extracted from the German
government by Bolo Pasha, the utter futility of the expenditure, so far
as Germany is concerned, must remain one of the most striking features
of the case.”