The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-18
NEST Of GERMANS
UNCOVERED IN Butte:
Arrest Of Won Pohl, Suspect
ed German Agent, Prom
ises. More Sensations.
MISSOULA HAS PART
Espionage Suspect Was in
Missoula During Height of
|. w. w. Activity.
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his. and a "detectagraph" was in
stalled. Won Pohl had visitors. but
the instrument did not catch anything
that passed between them. It Is be-
lieved by the federal officers that
those concerned were afraid OF some
scheme to trap them. and instead Of
talking. communicated with one an
other by writing, which was later car
ried away and destroyed. II the gov.
eminent officials have any informa-
ton that came to them through the
use of the adjoining room they are not
disclosing 1t. with the idea of get
ting some tangible evidence. they ap-
piled to the United States court to-
day for warrant or search that would
enable them to go through Won Pohl's
room and effects. Judge Bourquin
held. however. that sufficient cause
had not been shown to justify issuing
the search warrant
Direct to Washington.
ficially by the federal officials. that
| they regard the arrect as most impor.
tant Is shown by the fact that Won
Pohl Is not to be given even prelimi-
| nary hearing here. or admitted to bail.
bat that he will he taken direct to
Washington for examination. This Is
| an unprecedented course. as the charge
| thus far against the man Is only en-
! tering the United States without per-
mission or knowledge of the immigra :
+. tion officials. Hearings and bail In
,,nt, hnon rofNScH
| before.
From what little can be had from
| the federal officials. It would not be
surprising if at any time there should
be some arrests and some sensational
disclosures.
| Suspected Spies in Butte.
! Mr.. Rohn explained. according to Mr.
Wheeler. that he had met Pohl while
the latter was soliciting ads for the
German newspaper at Helena. and that
the latter said that he had left Canada
under q cloud, but Pohl seemed sin
cere and trustworthy. Pohl later came
to him. Mr. Rohn told Inspector Top.
ping, and said there We're three sus-
pected German spies in Butte who hae
been in the city for about three week!
and that one. Lieut.. Heinrich voI
Jarsch, alias Thompson, who was il
the employ OF the German secret serv
ice, had invited him tPohD to enter
that service. Mr. Rohn said that Poh
advised him that he had declined tn
invitation, and he was commended b.
Mr.. Rohn for his decision.
With the German lieutenant was
woman known as Annette Goss." am
they were supposed to have wireless
apparatus, according to the officers
with which radio messages could b
transmitted to a station somewhere Il
the forest between Missoula an
Thompson Falls. which In turn relaye
the radiograms to Mexico, where the
were sent over the wireless to Berlin
The officers admitted. however, tina
the wireless end Of the situatio
smacked more of conjecture than c
reality.
Rohn Apprises inspector eyrn.
Mr.. Rohn told the inspector. con
tinued Mr.. Wheeler, that Pohl had toll
him that II the officers were nOtifie
Of the presence in Butte Of the sus
pected German spies that he (Poh
surely would be killed. but that Pol
told the Germans that unless they lei
, Butte Immediately the federal author
ties would be notified. The suspecte
agents left at once. SO Pohl notifie
Mr. Rohn. who apprised lnspectt
Byrn that they had been in the cit
Mr.. Rohn said further that Phol ha
said to him that he lPohD had drugge
the woman with the German licuter
Z ant and had found that she was fol
| warding information to Berlin throug
= South American and Mexican channel
| District Attorney Wheeler said tn,
the officers were hot on the trail