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MAKING GOLD
GENERAL LUDENDORFFS
ENTHUSIASM
BERLIN, January 20.
The trial was continued to-day of
the man Tausend, who is charged with
swindling the public of a large sum of
money by claiming to be able to make
gold.
Witnesses stated tiiat the Berlin fin
anciers who secured the money for gold
making "experiments" were induced to
subscribe by General Ludendorff, who
was most enthusiastic about the
scheme. He drew up a contract pro
viding that he was to receive 75 per
cent, of the profits, Tausend 5 per cent.,
and the financiers 12 per cent.
Tausend. it was stated, got £25.000
from various peple. on which he lived
in great style.
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