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| groups scattered throughout the United St ASKS QUIZOF SALE - OF BOSTON HERALD \Norris Requests Commissio Probe of Purchase by “Power Interests.” BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Political dynamite for the Republic- an party in New England, according | some of its spokesmen, is believed | lie imbedded in the recent sale of the Boston Herald and Traveler to the | International Paper Co. Those classic | | crgans of stalwart Republicanism—for decades the mouthpieces of the Cabots and the Lodges, and, in later times, of the Coolidges, the Butlers and the Hoo- | vers—have now passed under the con- trgl of interests commonly denominated ! as “the power trust.” | The power interests have for the past year and more been under heavy fire at the hands of the Federal Trade | Commission, and still are. The commis- | sion has now been asked to include within the scope of its investigations | the Herald-International transaction. Senator Norris, Republican Progressive, | of Nebraska, archfoe in Congress of the “power barons,” formally moved in | that direction during the past week. The inquiry is expected to embrace | not only the Boston deal, but the ac- quisition of other newspapers by the | power group, notably an evening paper in Chicago. According to the Nation, ' weekly organ of advanced American liberalism, the Boston and Chicago pur- | chases typify a deliberate policy on the part of “power” to possess itself of its own newspaper organs. The Interna- | tional Paper Co. officials contest this theory. They state that the Boston | papers were secured “as a profitable in- vestment in an allied business closely | related to the manufacture of newsprint, in order to insure a permanent outlet ! for newsprint.” Before Nation's Editors. In addition to exciting the interest of | 'Washington politicians and arcusing the opposition of Senator Norris, the Boston { zale was brought prominently before the annual meeting of the Society of | American Newspaper Editors in Wash- ington on April 19. Willis J. Abbot, | contributing editor of the Christian Science Monitor, which is also published ! in Boston, declared that the implica- tions of the Herald-International affair are such that the society might well turn the searchlight upon it in the in- terest of American journalistic ethics. ; It is to the safeguarding of those ethics | that the editors’ association particu- larly devotes itself. 1t is because the Boston Herald since time immemorial has been the voice of | New England Republicanism that ,"Washington politicians, especially {rom | the New England States, view the In- ternationl transaction with undisguised | alarm. One Massachusetts G. O. P. leader, who was a candidate for the | senatorial nomination in 1928 and who expects to seek it again in 1930, declared | at the Capital during the current week end that his opening gun will be to re- | nounce the support of the Boston Her- - ald and Traveler. He said that while the backing of these papers in the past Thas practically been a guarantee of suc- cess at the polls, their approval in the future—under the circumstances which have just come to pass—will be ““poison.” ; The politician in question goes the | length of opining that if the Republicans | of New England want to retain caste | with voters there will have to be an unmistakable understanding that the Herald, under the new ownership, is not { an official spokesman of the party. Noted Lawyers Involved. According to New England infor- mants, the Herald-International busi- ness was in its purely legal aspects the product of the famous Boston “Har- vard-Republican” law firm of Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins. At lcast cwo of the members of this firm have repu- tetions that extend far beyond the con- fires of Back Bay. They are Roland W. Boyden, the unofficial representa- tive of the United States on the origi German Reparations Commission and mentioned a few months ago as a pos- sible Hoover Secretary of State, and ‘Thomas N. Perkins, now one of *he un- officlal American representatives on the experts commission at work in Paris. ‘The firm is understood to be the legal representative of Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Navy in the Hoover administration. Another “| " tie-in of New Eng- ! land Republicanism is J. Henry Rora- back, G. O. P. and national committeeman of Connecticut. Mr. Roraback, who is one of the factors in Republican affairs throughout New Eng- land, is president of the Berkshire Power Co., of the Connecticut Light & Power Co., of the Connecticut Electric . Service Co., of the Middletown Gas Co. and of the Ousatonic Water Power Co. The State of Maine is one of the vast_power reservoirs of the Northeast- ern United States. Its harnessed water ! resources are under the control of the Samuel Insull interests.” The Pine Tree Commonwealth has a law prohibiting the export of power beyond the State’s borders. For some time a vigorous ef- fort has been afoot to have the Legis- lature repeal the anti-export law, in: order that the vast hydro-electric energy generated by such big rivers as the Kennebec and the Androscoggin can be diverted and distributed throughout New England. Practically all power in the New England States outside of Maine is controlled by the New Eng- land Power Co., of which a young and brilliant Boston lawyer named Frank Commerford has been made president. ‘The New England Power Co.'s interests are generally considered to be closely affiliated with various other power tates. An_editorial in the Boston Herald and Traveler, after concurring in the statement of the International Paper Co. that the sale deal springs from a desire for “a close contact between a great producer and a great consumer of white' paper,” asserts “that is the whole significance of the transaction,” and adds: “A plain, open, above- board arrangement, long contemplated, has been finally effected, and made known in a -plain, open, above-board manner. - Any inference that the pur- chase of stock in the Boston Publish- ing Co. -by the International Paper|George Co. means a change in the policy of the Herald and Traveler is n?:oluhtr false. The internal affairs of each per will remain the same. The poli- will remain the same. The aim remain the same—to produce first- class publications day by day.’ “Be all these things as they may, the vasion of Tremont street’s newspaper w by the “power” group is'one of the discussed evealu of the sxpvflenr; ason in Washington.. Trerohgs jon to know thinks its ifications are illimitable and full sibilities” for the Baefllbllun part) New England, especlally in nex Prsed (Copyrikht, 1929, ° H ORROWS VISIT RANCH. eir daughter Anne are State of eretero, as gues ert‘.lnu Waurbe, a Mexican friend. efinchummotl;thlnm ni | Spartan Attitude of French ina] | French government’s policy which pre- *| the FELT 'SUCCESS ASSURED Military Leader Depicted by Commandant Bugnet. Herewith- is a story which gives the most intimate views of the lat upon his actions as commander-i the allied forces in the World W: Thig article is based upon the forthco.n- ing of Commandant Bugnet. the mar- shal ide de camp. which withheld from publication by the request of Marshal Foch until after his death. Written Exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. PARIS, April 20.—Intimate revgh- tions of Marshal Foch's character and, his private views of his conduct of operations as generalissimo of the allied forces in the World War are con- tained in a book by his aide de camp, Commandant Bugnet, which will ap- pear simultaneously in Paris and Lon- don next week. Commandant Bugnet prepared the book with the late marshal’s approval, with the understanding that it would not be published until after Foch's death. Marshal Foch wished to avoid any possible criticism that the book wp;,] inspired in any fashion by himself. In explaining the man who led the allied forces to victory and who was admittedly disappointed in the settle- menis after it, Commandant Bugnet throws light for the first time upon the motivation of the spartan and reticent supreme commander. Commandant Bugnet served as aide de camp to Marshal Foch from June, 192r, until the marshal's death. His exposition of the geperalissimo’s strategy and military philosophy con- sists largely of quotations from the marshal’s discussion with him and his colleagues. General Staff Is Praised. “The cause of the superiority of my general staff during the war, with men like Weygand, Desticker and Georges, was that every one studied his problems to the core, knew what was the ques- tion at issue and reached his decisions with a full knowledge of the case,” Marshal Foch told Bugnet. Details of the marshal's automobile accident, which were suppressed during the war, Marshal Foch gave Com- mandant Bugnet as follows: “It was on the road from Amiens to Chalons. It was in May, 1916, be- fore the battle of the Somme. The road was good. Wé were not going too fast, but a country cart in front of us suddenly stopped. The horse took fright and swerved across the road. Our driver put on the brakes and we were flung against a tree. “L went through the glass. Fournier collided with the door frame and broke {the bones of his nose. I had gashes over my face and head. It was near a place called Plessis—something- or-other. “We were taken to Meaux. My M. O., Andre, rushed in from Amiens and sewed me up. I still bear the scars. It was on a Thursday. By Sunday I was off again, my head ail bandaged up. “What caused me most inconvenience was my mouth. I could no longer eat. When M. Poincare next saw me after that he said to me: ‘I hope you will no longer drive so quickly after this accident.’ ” - Marshal Foch greatly regretted the vented him from accepting the proffered generalship with pay, offered by the American Government in recognition of his services, Commandant Bugnet writes, Joftre Is Given Credit. The marshal's aide-de-camp’s book takes the marshal through his career during the war from the time he I ed into prominence as the defender the Marne. The credit for shattering the German’s great push for Paris Marshal Foch gave “Papa” Joffre. “Then it was he,” saild Commandant Bugnet, “who really won the Battle of the Marne?” “Certainly,” was his doing. He had made prepara- tions for it . . . He simply translated them into fact. He had grasped that the action had begun badly, so he sus- pended operations while he corrected mistakes and repaired weaknesses. He higher command; alter: d then awaited the movement for ener- getically resuming the offensive he in- tended. The Battle of the Marne was certainly a great victory. Joffre was the right man in the right place; he knew how to avoid & knock-out. And, fur- ther, he saw eye to eye with the gov- ernment. That was hard enqugh.” “Then what about Gall 4 moment to strike had come, Joffre, who wanted to retreat to the Seine, de- férred to his opinion. But, all the same, it was Joffre who took the decision. If he had been.beaten no one would have ‘taken the blame for the defeat. Let me add: If we had not had him in 1914, I don't know what would have begome of us.’ Most illuminating and . certain create great discussion are the parts of Commandant Bugnet's book ~dealing with Gen. Foch's elevation to the su- preme command. Lloyd George “Invented” Foch. “It is Lloyd George,” comments Foch, ‘who contributed the most toward the attainment of the unified command” As early as the Rapollo conference, when the Versailles committee was set up— even earlier, as far back as October 17, 1914, he saw evt clearly. ' He even invented me! Ever Since 1914 they had praised me in England. often said to me: *““You are the man of the Saint-Pol program.’ “ ‘Saint-Pol? What program? I don't understand,’ I said. “‘Yes, you do,’ he replied. ‘You remember quite well, It was October 17, 1914. You said to me: ‘We are go- ing to dig trenches; they want to break through. They shall not break through.’ And they did not. You carried out JOUE progran Unfortunately, this general reserve, created on paper by the supreme war council, not be constituted. There 'lv:re t:: resources! On March 14 and held a * “I' was present with Clemenceau and Stephien Pichon. - I had just been given cothmand of a striking force which not exl:lié - asked the did t that meant. In and élsewhere,” I A new. offensive ‘We had fore: 1 knew wha! 1914 on -the knew all about it! was auz.dno r said Marshal Foch. “It | Wilso: “Gallieni? He said he thought the the o | trying to bring about a bettér union be- FORCES DURING WA Disagreement With Clemen- ceau and High Command in Turbulent Days Is Told. ‘me. Lloyd George was staggered. ‘But -vote had been taken. We broke up without any decision * having béen reached. A few days later the drama took place! The British had given way before the German attack. Their line was broken.” Retrea§ Not Considered. On March 23 Haig himself telephoned to ask for “Some one to take charge of the war,” The 24th was a Sanday. Foch told M. Louchuer, Minister of Munitions, who, being uneasy, had wished to dis- cuss the situation with hi “It is serious, very serious, but it is in no sense desperate. You under- stand, I refuse to speak of a possible retreat. “There can be no question of a retreat. The time has come when we must make both .armies realize this to the fullest extent. Haig and Petain have offered a magnificent resistance, The situation can be likened to a dou- ble door. Each of the generals is be- hind his half of the door without knewing who should push first in order to close the door.. I quite under- stand their hesitation; the one who ushes first risks having his right or ?elt wing turned * * * if they had to be stopped, what would I do in their place? You know my method; I stick a wafer here, another there, a third by its side * * * the Germans will hardly advance any further. A fourth wnfex;; and they will have stopped al- together. 'hen, on the same day, Foch called on Clemenceau with a letter in which he had set odt his opinion: “Nothing resident replied: “You are de- serting me.” “No, no, M. Le President, I am not deserting you, but we must have a supreme command, otherwise we shall be on the verge of disaster.” “The commanders-in-chief are in agreement. I myself have frequently ensured liaison between them. I am personally in agreement with them,” said_Clemenceau. “Yes, as long as you are with them. When you leave them, they each go to work in their own way, very consci- entiously, but there is no liaison be- tween them. There cannot be, as mat- ters stand at peresent. and the Ger- man's are taking advantage of the fact * * * " Clemenceau Proposed as Chief. On the following day, as Foch was on the point of starting for Abbeville to meet the English, Clemenceau tele- : “There is a war ccul;cu legne. about Abbeville?” asked Foch. “What “Send Weygand there,” was the re- ly. v Foch went on to comment: “It was then, while I was accompanying Wey- gand to the Gare du Nord, that I met M. Javery, the director of railway com- munications, who said to me: ‘If you do not save Amiens, everything is lost.’ ‘Well, we are going to try to, At Com- piegne, the meeting took place in a villa on the outskirts of the town, be- cause the latter was being bombarded. Things were going badly! Halg was not there and we could not arrive at any agreement. We should have had to go to Dury. But we could not in- flict our difficulties on M. Clemenceau in the middle of the night. We there- fore agreed to meet again on the fol- lowing day, and returned to Paris.” ‘The marshal continues his story of his appointment to the supreme com- mand in these words: “I was at my home in the Avenue De Saxe, when ‘Weygand called to tell me what he had heard from Field Marshal Haig and n. The latter had gone back to Versailles, but ‘he called on me the same evening to tell me: “This is the proposal: M. Clemenceau will be in su- preme command, with Gen. Foch as his chief of staff.” Foch Opposed Proposal. ‘The marshal's reply was quick and decisive: “That will not work—M. Cle- meceau knows nothing of leading armies or directing battles! Who then will take charge ‘of affairs? There will be decigions to make—who will make them? Clemenceau will say: ‘I agree with Haig and Petain.’ But it is not a matter of agreeing with them. He must. command. Who will assume the re- sponsibility. No, it will not work!” And marshal concludes with the phrase, “We were #ll of the same opinion.” During this discussion Foch did not content himself by criticizing a_solu- tlon which seemed to be a one. Logical with himself, he contemplated the only possible method in this way: “At the time of the battle of Ypres Gen. Joffre had given me the task of tween the English and French troops. If today I were placed in a similar po- sition I should need a greater degree of authority, conferred on me by the al- lled governments themselves.” . Commandant Bugnet continues his narrative: “There was no time for hesitation. The moment for a decision had atrived and it could no longer be deferred. The position was serious, more serious than it had ever been, almost desperate. By all might have » Joffre Is Given Whole Credit for Winning Famous Battle of Marne. HELD AMERICANS HIGHLY Joy on Attaining Victory Is Described in Discussion of Armistice Negotiations. “Anyhow, you' have got what you wanted!" Loucheur then intefvened: “You should not say that, M. Le President. Gen. Foch accepts through his patriot- ism, but it is no pleasure to him!” ‘To his wife, who was perturbed at seeing him shoulder so heavy a burden, Foch merely replied: “God grant that it may not be too late.” ‘ To his Moyhood friend, Col. Graeff, who was similarly alarmed, and said: “You are accepting the supreme com- mand? Do you realize what it in- volves?” The marshal replied simply: “Yes, I fully realize it. I shall suc- ceed.” Commandant Bugnet's book takes days following the allied advance under his leadership to November 6, when a German wireless message announced. that German plenipotentiaries had started for the western front. , Novem- ber 8 at 9 a.m. the commander-in-chief of the allied forces received them in his railway car at the station of Rethondes. His own words are most impressive, Here they are: “Best Day of My Life.” | “It was the.best day of my life,” said the marshal. “When I saw them in front of me, on the other side of the table, I sald to mysedf: ‘There is the German Empire’ I can assure you that I was a proud man! “I thought: ‘We will be polite, but we must)show them Who we are.’ “I asked them: ‘Who are you?' They gave their names. ‘Have you any papers? We must examine them.” Then 1 asked them: ‘What do you want?’ ‘We wish to know your proposals.’ ‘I have no proposals to make.’ ‘We would like to know upon what conditons an armistice would be granted.’ ‘I have no conditions to give you’ Erzberger wished to read me a paper—President Wilson’s note—but I stopped him. ‘Do you wish to ask me for an armistice? If so, say so.’ ‘We ask for an armistice.’ ‘Good. We will read you the conditions drawn up by the allied governments.’ “They were weary, tired. out, like hunted animals . . . Erzberger made me 2 long speech in order to secure coh- cessions, explaining that revolution had broken out at home, that their soldiers would no longer obey orders, that the country was in a state of famine, that all authority had disappeared. I stop- ped him! “You are suffering from a loser's malady, not a conqueror's. I am not afraid of it. I refuse every- thing’ And, as you know, I should have adhered to my decision. Immedi- ately afterward I wrote to the chiefs of the aliled armies: ‘Redouble your energy in order to consolidate the re- sults .attained by our victories.’ Further Bloodshed Needless. “T only stopped because we held the Rhine. Without the Rhine we should have gained nothing. Holding the Rhine, our minds were at ease . .. I always used to say that one did not fight for the sake of fighting, but to obtain results. Having secured these results, no one had the right to go on fighting . . . we had to have the Rhine. We had it.” We could sign the peace, which we wanted. We had no right to continue shedding blood. “You understand that if you sign an armistice, you must hold a commanding position. With us on the Rhine, they were helpless. ' We were the masters. If we had not been there, they would have prepared defences in readiness for us.-* * * On November 11, they gave us what we gsked for. The inter- view at Retfiondes. Was not that a deed? It marked the disintegration of the German Empire, and I saw Erzber- ger brandish his pen and grind his teeth when he signed the document. I was then glad I had exerted my will and employed the means of exerting it, for the business was settled. * * * “That last night we spent in my train at Rethondes. We slept but ilttle. During the evening, we had resumed our discussions. I lay down from 11 pm. to 1:30 am. Then we started arguing again until 5:15 in the morn- ing. At last they signed. There was a pile of papers to be dealt with. Wey- gand took charge of everything while I had an hour’s rest. At 7 o'clock I went to Paris with the armistice in my pocket. It was a foggy morning, hut the sun came out later! I called on M. Clemenceau and M. Poincare. Then I went home, to the Avenue De Saxe, to let my family know the good news. It was a market day, and while I was having my lunch, they saw my car standing outside, They then commenc- ed a demonstration under my windows. So I went off. I was recognized in the Place De L'Opera. There was a bigger demonstration® than ever, and people began to cheer. It seemed likely that they would drag me out of my car. But I wanted to get away. * * * We succeeded in giving the Rue Lafayette. * * * I took cover at ‘G. H. “No, I did not see the spontaneous display of flags in the capital, but in the suburbs I met the crowds on their way to Paris, “Joy over delivery * * * but_there was something more than that. It was victory—I repeat, victory. We could do what we wished with it.” Tells of Disagreements. Discussing his disagreement with Premier Clemenceau and other political leaders regarding the treatment of Ger- many foll g the armistice, Marshal Foch said: T “I have had frequent squabbles with this ex- treme, was there still a remedy?. One only. Necessary? Absolutely, Effica- clous? It was to-be hoped 0. Certain? How could one say as things were? It must bz tried. ~Certain ' people were still opposed to it, but to no purpose. Every ulr.xe must assume his own re- “The night passes. They meet again on the fellowing day at Doullens. The position is examined.” Marshel Foch’s position is clear: “There is not a foot of ground to lose. It is necessary to cling to what Clemenceau. The most serious arose out of the incident on May 17, when he wanted me to send for the German plenipotentiaries before the treaty was signed. I refused to send the message. 1 said, ‘No, I do not understand.’ ‘You do not _need to undefstand.’ ‘Yes, .I do, or I shall wire, “‘By order of M. Clemenceau. He would not agree to that, of coyr: He wanted me to sign the message. * * * Eventually he sent the telegram himsel; Of his disagreement with the terms of the peace treaty, Marshat Foch said: “To those to whom I handed over my we hold: - Recember October 1914 . . . The enemy has struck just where the two halves ‘of thie' door. meet. He hi:: her ‘again . . ‘. Above ve the t) a line on wh‘lmll'\ to fall ' they will ‘tend to re- . of tire too precipitately.” lish o «(Lord ‘The dis- ‘The - Miiner lfl‘flm murmflflve. ‘The ‘defense : | leatiers, Bugnet writes. | tions le demonstrat task, I said: ‘Know what you will and do it. ‘You can!’ On November 11, I handed to them an. instrunfent with __maE suxDAY STAR, wAsme'rbN. }p'. C. INTIMATE REVELATIONS OF FOCH'S CHARACTER AND MARSHAL'S VIEWS ON CONDUCT OF ALLIED R DISCLOSED IN A |FLOODS AND WIND IDE'S BOOK H Marshal Foch through the victorious | hard i » T WIDDLE WEST . § el Three Dead,, Many Injured and Heavy Property Losses in Wake ‘of Storms. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, April 20.—Spring floods-and tornadoes in the Middle West within the last 48 hours has caused the death of three persons, injuries to sev- eral'and heavy property damage. Colorado and Wyoming reported vy snowfall today. - tnadoes that began their sporadic sweeps in Northern Texas, striking three towns late yesterday, appeared later in” Oklahoma. Tonight Kansas and Missouri felt the dangerous gusts. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McGee at Sand Flats, Tex., was killed in a storm while in her father's arms. A tornado that struck the town of Reece, Kans,, tonight killed Paul Kenet, 20, and injuring several others. About 15 residences were demolished. At Oskaloosa, Mo, & tornado severely injured Walter Moss and caused heavy property damage. | The Kaw River in Kansas was out of its banks near Topeka and in other sections, Southeastern Kansas was Trackage of the Missouri Pacific, Un- ion Pacific and St. Louis and San Fran- cisco Railroads: was washed out and service suspended, and many motor Bl - Furniture for those who have - ‘a passion for the authentic them the slip in which they could have done what they ! o would. They did not know how to use of it. They have destroyed what I gave ‘them. They missed their oppor- gflllfi'}’"-l .,',l'hd,r. treaty? I did not wish S| t.” Marshal -Foch felt that ".Jlfe Tepara- .criticism 3" the political Foch” would -do nothing more, he says, feeling that his work ended with thd- cessation of hostilitiesx However, he held himself re:dv for ncuon‘ wmnhr;e‘ l;let. m S5 a ShoriAte.of the ‘Tull frults of the e ness of 2 ok 'APRIL -21,. 1929—PART 1. mv:-fiumum.-irnmhu’. The greeted - warmly ‘wheat lsr;'an'l:!womm Colorado, ARKANSAS TOWN IS HIT. Tornado Wrecks Three Homes and Score of Bulldings. RUSSELLVILLE, Ark., April 20 (#). —Three homes and a score of bulldings ‘were demolished by a torhado which cut a path 7 miles long near here shortly the upity took ,:’t‘ Inmn: .l,-‘ commupity refu; ce e o ury. and wind storm wemr:, led the',!'m.. THREE INJURED IN TORNADO, Oil Cfty, Ark., Is Hit, Two Homes Are Blown Down. BATESVILLE;' Ark., April 20 (#).— Three persons were injured and two houses, two barns and a store were blown down by a tornado which struck oflh?lzy. 2 miles south of here, to- The injured are Helen and Imogene Grigsby and a small boy, ‘who were brought to a ital here. One of the girls was reported in a serious condition. MURDER CHARGE FILED. Alleged Bootlegger Named in Joliet Death Complaint. JOLIET, IIL; April 20 (P).—A charge of murder was placed today against Vincent Olmetti, alleged bootlegger, ac- cilsed®of the recent killing of Joseph Perconti. The murder complaint was signed by the widow of the slain man. She iden- tified Olmetti as one of the two men who shot her husband to death in the rear of his home. Perconti was believed to have been murdered because he gave information Seventh Street as to the kidnaping last year of Billy Ranleri, son of a Chicago contractor. NS, WYANTPAD TRBUTEBYD.AR Retiring Treasurer General| Is Honored by Society at Banquet. | By the Associated Press. An unusual compliment was paid Adam_Wyant, retiring treasurer eral of the Daughters of the Revolution, here last night at the ban- quet closing the thirty-eighth annual congress of the organization. The presiding officer, Mrs. Robert Reed, former vice president general, who did not deliver her prepared speech, in introducing Mrs. Wyant to the thousand delegates present, read a letter which she said was dated “The White House,” which said that Mrs. Wyant had been considered for selection of Secretary of the Treasury in the cabinet of President Hoover and which praised the financial genius of the former treasurer general. It was explained that the letter was a joke, prepared by the former officers of the organization, but that it was done with President Hoover's acquies- ence. Mrs. Reed, in addressing the delegates, did not make a speech which the press department of the organization made public earlier in the night as that which she -would deliver at the banquet. Five Die in Bus C;lh. LISBON, Portugal, April 20 (#).— Five persons were killed (g.ay and 20 severely injured when @ snotor bus crossing a bridge over the Tagus River at Santarem fell into the river. oo At Mayer & Co. 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