▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁he ▁formally ▁became ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁bought ▁Bel loc ' s ▁failing ▁week ly ▁E ye - W it ness ; ▁Charles ▁Gran ville ▁who ▁published ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁bank rupt . ▁He ▁renamed ▁it ▁The ▁New ▁Wit ness , ▁editing ▁it ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁before ▁en list ing ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁and ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁sc andal ▁sheet . ▁His ▁persistent ▁attacks ▁on ▁prominent ▁political ▁figures ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Mar con i ▁sc andal ▁( such ▁as ▁Lloyd ▁George ), ▁and ▁his ▁public ▁defence ▁of ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁a ▁' J ew ish ▁problem ', ▁have ▁left ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁anti - Sem ite . ▁He ▁was ▁successfully ▁brought ▁to ▁court ▁by ▁God f rey ▁Isa acs , ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁attacked , ▁although ▁the ▁dam ages ▁awarded ▁were ▁nom inal . ▁A ▁government ▁investigation ▁revealed ▁that ▁high ▁government ▁officials ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁ins ider ▁trad ing ▁in ▁the ▁stock ▁of ▁Mar con i ' s ▁American ▁subs idi ary , ▁but ▁the ▁quantity ▁of ▁stock s ▁they ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁purchased ▁was ▁relatively ▁small . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁married ▁journalist ▁Ada ▁Elizabeth ▁Jones , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁writer , ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁court ship . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁High land ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁soldier . ▁His ▁brother ▁Gilbert ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁paper , ▁with ▁Ada ▁as ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Business ▁Manager . ▁Event