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Persecutor of Overseas Men Is liberatedcorHUt*1noifalltftl,1noieredbol“Hard Boiled” Smith Paroled it Report; Served Only Half of His SentenceIkaleternlrdeiviaWashington. Sept. 30.—Former Lieutenant Frank H. (Hard Boiled) Smith who was convicted by court-martial In France for brutal treatment of American soldier prisoner*, rind sentenced to 18 months In prla-on, was paroled from Fort Jay, N. Y.. March 20 and since th.it time his sentence as reduced for Rood behavior tins expired. It was stilted today at the war department.New York. S-pt. 30.—Frank H. (Hard Bolted) Smith, former army lieutenant convicted by court-martial of brutal treatment of prisoners In France, was paroled from Fort Jay March 20 after he had nerved les than nine nntl a half months of hla 18 months term.This vfUM made known today av the military authorities at Governor's island where It was said that the order for Smith's release hud been Issued by the adjutant Keneml's office at Washington and had been approved by the secretaryth«reianwimr1*1:VocuSaofoileaiypit\vbobe1 of war. U was believed Smith hadcU\returned to his home In Ohio.Aiter Smith JiAd been arres^. mi Frnrrce. he originally was sentence* J7 to throe years at hard labor after having ben found guilty of misusing American soldiers In the prim on caxnf) at Cholle* which ho commanded. This sentence later was reduced to 18 months at hard labor at Fort Leavenworth.Smith was brought overseas and confined at Fort Jay pending Investigation by a congressional committee of the treatment of American priaonen* In France.After this Investigation had been completed. It was generally supposed that Smith had been taken to Fort Leavenworth to serve out his sentence, which members of the committee had expressed belief was too light.fli% • ol giOtvy«Mcl
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Salem Capital Journal
Salem, Oregon, US
Thu, Sep 30, 1920
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