New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Wholesale Courts Martial
at Camp Merritt
Admitted
Many Sent to Jail;
Others Discharged
Spies Close to Canton
ment-More Precau-
tions Taken

TrNAFLY. Dec 21.-One hundred
,r,rjesn soldiers have been court
-,rialed at Camp Merritt, near this
.,v, in the last two months for pro-
c.-nsn u,terances and activities. OF
IA, number one-third have been SEN
,.,esd 10 terms Of varied length in
Federal penitentiarics. The others.
,so,e guilt. though established, seemed
70 be the result Of nothing more sin
ie,r than a lack Of good sense, have
h,,n dishonorably discharged from the
United States military service.
These facts were admitted tonight
" Captain J. +. Emory, jr, provost
MARSHAL in charge Of the guarding Of
CAMP Merritt. the mobilization canton
zsnt near here.
CAPTAIN Emory is also the head Of
he intelligence bureau recently eStab-
F,hed here 20 lnvesti gate cases Of pro-
German activities both within and
without the confines of this canton
rent He said that Camp Merritt has
zen q centre Cor the activities of per
ss,s OF pro-German sympathieS and
nore sinister individuals suspected Of
a.ng German agents.
Secret Service at Work
The various manifestations of Ger
zln activities referred 70 by Captain
Emory have all been brought 10 light
snee he came here two months ago
from his post in the Panama Canal
rne.
Captain Emory established the in
aliigence bureau 70 cope with this
stustion when ne came here. He
1.ed last night that in addition 10 the
Nh in his own department, Secret
xfyiee agents and representatives of
Ne Department Of Justice were en-
ngsd in running down clews that
Gogped up ct Camp Merritt.
Usually We say nothing OF these
itinss for publication said the cap
air, "but ! want this TO serve as a
Esfnihg 10 those who think the Fed
usl government is asleep. We want it
Understood by those who already have
teen guilty OF pro-German activities
iad any fools who may be contemplat-
ig such acts that we know fully just
mat has been going on here.
We are watching certain persons
NO would be mighty surprised IL
hey knew we had them under suspi-
aon. We have some people in New
lork City linked up with various things
.iied IN our catalogues.
Checking Up the Men
The Intelligence Bureau is checking
y, too, on the men who come here.
o. the full hundred we have had up
o. charges one-third have been sent
. Federal prisons. Many Of these Of
leaders were aliens. though / cannot
el you the exact percentage otfhand.
nose VINO did not 60 20 jail have been
iisd out Of the service. We don't want
hsn. ! suppose that In many cases
ihtr un-American remarks indicated
hoitng more serious than q lack Of
good sense.
We are putting the screws on here
% The limit. We want 10 known that
" are cogniLdnt OF attempts 10 OBTAIN
hieFmation and are taking all neces-
'Aly precautions. TINS is just in the
taiure Of j',.c warning"
An elaborate system of guarding
lamp Merit, has been developed by
,ipisin Emory. The camp is policed
p The Forty-n.nth Infantry. L. S. A.
AIMED guards are constantly on duty in
A. area Of eight miles around the can
aanent. Military police details also
ne on duty In Eng.ewood, Dumont,
Nesskill and Tenafy
The guards have instructions TO
sioos providers who slip by the sentries
nd get within camp borders. The
ino1ne learned at the camp tonight
nat night shootings and chases have
Nen numerous
The most recent Of these occurred
aH Friday night when a man was
isand near one Of the camp warehouses.
a' failed 20 respond 20 a challenge
aad many shots were fred at him. lie
escaped after chase through the
Npods toward Dumout.