The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-07
Every Man Arrested by At
torney General Known to
Be an Intriguer.
BAIL TO BE REFUSED:
MEN TO BE LOCKED UP
For First Time in Century
Arrests Are Made With
out Reference to Courts.

Washington, April 6.-The arrest Of
60 alleged ringleaders in German plots.
conspiracies and Vaccinations in the
United States was ordered today by
Attorney General Gregory Immediate
iy after President Wilson had signed
the war resolution.
Every man whose arrest was or
dered is German citizen and Is
known by the department of justice. 1t
was author,atively said, to have par
t'cipated actively in German intrigues
In this country, and is regarded as q
dangerous persons to be at large.
Bail will be refused In each case,
1t was said, and the entire group will
be locked up unless there is n change
In present plans for the duration Of
the war.
Indications are that a number Of
other arrests will be ordered within
the next few days.
Three Groups.
The men are placed in three groups:
Those who have been convicted of
violation of American neutrality in
furthering German plots and are at
liberty under bond awaiting action of
higher courts; those who have been
| indicted by federal grand juries for
similar offenses and are at liberty un-
der bond waiting trial and persons
neither indicted nor convicted. but
whose activities have been under long
surveillance by the secret service or
the departments bureau Of investiga-
tion.
For the first time In more than a
century arrests of alien enemies un-
der the attorney generals order will
be made without reference to the
courts Or obtaining warrants The
president Is empowered to adopt this
course in time of war under an act of
congress passed In 1898 and not In
ain in 1872
Observing Reservists.
; The department has under strict
surveillance thousands Of German re-
servists in the United States, who are
suspected of having been connected
with plots already brought to light.
hut abandoned before perfection. or
who have been active in German prop
Uganda or because Of their accentuat-
cd leanings toward the German gov
"rnment are regarded as likely to
work against the interests OF the
United States during the war;.
How many German reservists are
: residents of the United States, a high
official said tonight. has never been
determined. This officials belief was
that the number ranged between $780,
900 and 100000. The great majority.
it was said. are men In middle life or
beyond or those who have been in this
country for so many years that their
sympathies are considered virtually as
having been transplanted to the United
States.
There is, however, 1t was said, be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 young German
reservsts in this country In the prime
! of life who have been here so shor,
a time that they may be regarded as
potential sources Of trouble. Upon
v these the secret service and the bu
=. reau OF investigation have concen-
/. trated much of their energy
d Spies and German. Paid.
4 For obvious reasons the department
= OF justice withheld the names of per-
sons ordereu apprehended today, but /,
was said that virtually all of then
"a could be classed as quasi officials Of
the German government. Many o.
n them. 1t Is alleged, were the instru
II mentalities through which Captain.
,d Boy Ed and Won Papen carried ou
20 their activities in this country agains
,r the allies. A few of the number. i
J. was said. could properly be classed al
spies.
The department is prepared to con
test to the highest court any effor
made to obtain the liberation unde
bond or by habeas corpus proceeding.
=, of the men ordered arrested today
80 The manner in which the arrests wer,
n. ordered made--by United States
a. marshals forthwith. without referenc
IN to the courts--is purely war-tim
Of step. unauthorized In time of peac
d. and there are but two precedents OF
the statute books to guide legal au
he thorities in the fight in the, court
On which Is expected to follow. s.
it These precedents concern one mar
c. Charles Lockington. a British subjet
er. residing in Philadelphia. at the out
d. break Of the war OF 1871 IA cor