Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-29
SEE NORWAY
AS BASE FOR
SPYPLOTTER
Germans Must Act in Way
Berlin Orders Them
To Do.

Christiania, Sept. II. - CORES
pondence of the Associated PTesS.)
German eOnspirBt0rs, spies and
pr0pagandists formerly 80 active
i'm the United States. seem 10 have
transferred their attention TO Nor
way. 4 series Of suspicious fires
in steamsbips and manufacturing
plants is blamed on the pi0tters,
Others are charged with helping
iHterned German sailors to escape.
Espionage is freely engaged in and
some Germans have been caught
mt II and sent 10 Jail. Propaganda
lists for many months have been
trying 10 spread a thick layer OF
pr0-Germ8nism over the country
Every day plots or some assault
against Norwegian Institutions. Citt-
zens or property are brought to light.
The situation has become such that
patriotic N0rwcgians have come 30
look upon every German with more or
less of suspicion This feeling is the
result primarily, Of the admission
made by two German spies. Captain
L0we0 and Petty officer Schwartz,
who were tried. convicted and SEN
fenced 10 five and four years respect
lively in the penitentiary. They said
no matter how they felt about the
matter, German must do anything be
was ordered to do by Berlin. The
+ newspapers have warned Norwegian5
to distrust every German and the
warning in many cases is being Needed.
The police now charge that they
/ know the CorFesp Ondent in Christianla
Of the FrapkfurteF Zeitung- who has
+ been received by government officials
4 Md CIR IA
] with German spies. here and with
I Norwegian named Hagu, who is under
] arrest in England The cores oDdent
+ of The Zeitung is now on vacation"
J IN Stockholm and the police declare
that if he returns to the country he
will be arrested. In addition, the dis
! patches of this corresp ondent to his
paper have caused much bitterness in
/ Germany against Norway and long
/ ago local newspapers requested that
/ the man be sent from the country as an
/ undesirable guest
Professor Helps Germans,
The other day the newspapers were
fued with articles dealing with one or
the professors of the polytechnical
college at TrondhJem- native Of Ger
many, who for the last few years has
been in the service of the Norwegian
government He admitted freely that
he had dealings with members Of the
4 crew OF the German auxiliary cruiser
Berlin, which lis Interned there, The
T professor confessed having assisted
members of the crew TO pass letters
into Germany without being censored.
+ Moreover, he employs q member OF
the crew as q ianitor in the college,
thereby giving the man opportunity TO
move around the city at viii and keep
. in communication with German steam
ers leaving port. VINO in turn report
anything of value 10 German subma-
rims OF the coast In addition several
citizens of Tr0ndhjem have been sent
{ TO jail or fined for helping officers from
the Berlin to escape.
Il is not long since great fire in
Trondh5em harbor destroyed large
warehouse where provisions from Eng
land and destined for Russia We're
stored A German steamer which was
in the harbor left just before the FIRE
was discovered and just after suspici-
Gus looking men had been seen run
ming from the building which was
fired in several places. The police
have been unable TO apprehend the
men No Norwegian doubts for mo-
ment that TINS fire was started by Ger
man agents.
Fires Are Suspicious.
Another fire destroyed a factory and
q million cans of condensed milk and
cream which were to be shipped TO
England No direct evidence against
+ Germans has been found in this case.
bur the circumstances lead to strong
suspicious.
A series of mysterious fires and ex-
blossoms have damaged Norwegian
ships carrying cargoes for England,
and there is no doubt that internal
machines have been employed
The police are virtually certain that
the bombs used were somewhat SINH
lar to those placed abroad British
ships leaving New York by Germans
The public and press becomes more
and in warning the people 10 beware
of Germans. the newspapers declare
that even Germans who have been
here many years and are considered
half Norwegian are not TO be trusted,
all being under the influence Of Ber-
lin.
What Lowen told during his trial
said the newspaper Eerdens Gangu Of
Chrisriania in an editorial leader.
must make rs suspicious of ali Ger
man authorities and all German pri-
vate citizens, especially when again it
has been shown what practices they
are engaged in. Edith Cayell said
patriotism is not enough The pre-
siding justice in the case Of Lowen
used the same words. adding that the
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