The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-07
SIXTY GERMANS
Continued from Tirst Page.)

course in time of war under IN &C; Of
congress passed in l79S. ana not in
voked since the war with Grca.
Britain in 1872.
Many Watched
Tho department has undo" strict
surveillance thousands OF German re-
scrvi$tS resident in III" United States
who are suspected Of having been con-
ncctcd with plots already brought 10
lieht, With plots abandoned hrforr
perfection, or who have been active in
German propaganda o. because ~
their accentuatrd Jennings toward TIA
German government arr regarded IN
likely to work against The interests OF
the United States during the war.
100000 Reservists.
low many German rcScrviStS are
residents Of The United States. Il high
official said tonight. has never been
accurately determined and is largely
a matter Of conjecture. This officials
belief was thai the number ranged
between 100000 and 100000. The
great majority. it was said. arr men
in middle life or beyond Or men who
have been in this country lnr 50 many
Years that their Sympathi"S in the
present struggle are considered Vir.
I1lally as having been transplauicd 10
The United States.
There IL. however. il was said. an
army uf h"iw"'n 7I.~nb AID l$.0hl
yui!ug German r"S"rNistS in this country
III TIA" prim" ~ NJ" wh" lay'' been here
80 short II Uim"--nut NOR" than from
Ihr"" IN hV" y"nrS--ihnt they may be,
properly regarded rs p"t"nttnl sources
ct tr"ubl" l'pun his ARMY the secret
ScTvic" ami til" bureau uf invest iEat!nn
hav" concentrated mitch e.: thrir en-
"rGT.
Names withheld.
For 0hvio,N rraSom% III" department
"f justice withheld tn" names Of per
sons Ordered appr"hcnd. today. hut II
WAS said that virtually all "f ihcm
could l." ,iISS"d as l"ISI-nf!icIal& of
RI" German government NnnT 90 thorn.
il * alleged. war" tn. Observation-Disclosures
ihrrurh which Captain Env-Ed and Won
!'aprn carried "ur their nctivti"s in this
country against thu allirs. \ few nf
the uum!.r. It was said. could properly
be cln$S"l ~ %pI"&.
The department is prepared ~ contest
20 tii" highest court any "Tur; mnd" 1t
obtain III" liberation undrr bond or ~
hnhr;tS CORPUS rroC""dja%& o. IA" mon
ordered arrested t"lIv. I'll" manner III
wh!ah n" arr"a'S veg" ordered made
ny United states mnrsha'& forthwith
without r"fcrrn"" - tn courts IS \
',u""ly war tinIo stop. unauthorized III
IN" 90 I,"arr. and ihcr" ar" hut tW'
nrrr,,!cris or ~" s'ntr," hooks 10 guild"
l"gHt @uih"Titi"G in th" fl1h' in tho
courts which is rNu"Ct'd :" follow.
At San Francisco
SNN Francisco. CO.. Nfril i--lrn-
pnriu9""; %; i!>iI.. agents hare wcr" in
>t:llr'",I 'r,."r - H-rc%' Franz Fnnn.
former I;..rIn"u c""Nui-""H"ral and hi'
aides. y. II. Won Synnck and G""rEo "
Won 1frincE'n. cnnviCi"H last January
~ plotting. against American neutrality.
Il w.s rvF,"r;"! t'pi TIA" nrr"@ts would
To-. mad" iOl,i.~i: %" tomorrow
At Chicago
'li!,'AC;n. April & G;iatav II. jacob
son. wealthy realty d.a !or. was arr"st cd
,rnichr NY c"i"r9l agents or charges
or being on" nf six Identified and s~v-
"rnl other uui'"m'i:I"d consN'ra'Nrs :"
ri"lni.. IN" neutrality Of ~" I'nit"i
States Others Of Tho ni"g"d rorspir-
ary rIihrr hav" he"n nr-"S'.i or arr
about - h" arrested elsewhere. il was
said tonight
Thr .ut. -uira"v is alleged - :nvn boom
:orr",. IN t'hiragn early IN lHl5 and hal
20 do with plaus Gar tho Organization nj
a revolution II India - hamT"" Gr"Gt
n:itniu IN tn" War and ;huq give aid 20
IN" German cause.
Arrests at New York
NEW YORK. :turil f-1Hruiy Init al
S:a'rs Marshula mad agents vt tn" dr.
;ar,rn"rt uc Justice. acting upon orders
from Washington took into custody IN
night :, number Of persons who, K IA
gIIru-.1 hHy.. hccr identified with TO-