Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
Relentless Campaign Against
Plotters Has Extended
Throughout Country.
SOCIETIES OF ALL KINDS
JOIN HUNT FOR DISL0YAL
Switzerland, at US. Request, Asks
All German Employees Here to Re
sign; Berlin May Act Also.

Government officials yesterday after
noon allowed certain facts to become
public which serve to indicate that the
methods being pursued to keep down
the spy menace in this country are OF
a more comprehensive character than
those without information on the sub
ject might suppose.
At the same time, it became known
that arrests of German spies, plotters
and suspects have been materially In
creased during the past month as the
result of cooperation of several great
private organizations and scores of
lesser bodies. Spies. plotters and sus-
poets have been placed in Jail while
their cases have been fully considered.
and If authorities deem their permanent
detention advisable they are being
turned over to the War Department for
Incarceration in detention camps. I'm
der the policy being pursued. few cases
of arrests are ever brought to public
attention.
Forces Greatly Augmented.
Department of Justice officials de-
clared that services of the Commercial
Travellers Association, which rendered
the assistance Of its members to the bu-
reau of investigation soon after war
was declared, had been greatly aug
mented by the work of commercial
bodies, civic. semi-military, fraternal,
charitable. benevolent, educational and
other organizations, as well as en-
ployes OF other government depart
ments.
Although these societies have not
been formally taken into the system,
they have been given general instruc-
tions and advice as to methods of OBJ
Seryation. means of communication
with authorities and other elementary
factors in ferreting out active enemies
viduals have rendered their services,
without compensation, to the secret
service. Applications are given search
ing Investigation before acceptance,
accepted is small
Expect Prompt German Action.
AS the result Of the policy Of the
government announced yesterday, to
the effect that many former diplomatic
and consular officials of Germany and
her allies. including Turkey. Bulgaria
and Austria-Hungary. who h We re-
NAMED in this country for a time since
the declaration of war against Ger
many. shall be deported or interned,
state Department officials expect that
a number of American attaches for
merly connected with the American
embassy in Berlin. who have remained
there. to assist the Spanish embassy in
handling American affairs, will be de-
ported by Germany forthwith.
Official Statement Issued.
In connection with this no1;cy ~.
State Department yesterday afternoon
issued the following statement:
AT the request of the Department
of State, made two weeks ago, the
Swiss legation is requiring ali German
subjects in its employ or the employ
of the various Swiss consulates through
out the United States to resign. These
designations have been received
In this connection it may be said that
the Swiss legation. in temporarily re-
tanning the services of these German
subjects. was acting with the approval
OF the department and under a recipro-
cal arrangement whereby certain Ameri-
can citizens were enabled to remain with
the Spanish embassy in Berlin to assist
that embassy in caring for American
interests in Germany.
This reciprocal arrangement which
was of a temporary nature is now can
celed by the prompt and complete COM
pliance OF the Swiss legation with the
departments wishes"
Heinrich Schaafhausen Denorted
Heinrich Schaafhausen. who was re-.
tained here in the Swiss legation to
assist WIFE German affairs when rela-
fions were severed with GERMANY. was
yesterday deported from New York.
At the State Department, however. Of
ncials were careful to point out that
Mr.. Schaafhausen and other Germans
who remained in this country, after
having been watched by secret service
men. have not been charged with being
spies. What the activities of these Ger.
mans in the United States since the
declaration of war has been was not
disclosed They have been under con-
slant surveillance. 1t was said. how
ever. that it will not be necessary to
try them in any court of justice
Investigate Correspondents.
There are several German consuls. or
former consuls. still in this country. in
regard to whom action will be taken
by the government. and at the same
time it was indicated that the cor
respondents of number of German
newspapers are under investigation.
The status of Austrian, Turkish and
Bulgarian officials is not yet settled.
because there has been no declaration
of war against the countries of which
they are officials. The Turkish charge
d'affaires here is Ill and diplomatic re-
lations with Bulgaria have not been
severed by the United States Chan
cellor Sabotka of the Austro- Hungarian n
embassy is a native American and no
action could be taken against him by
the United States government.
UNWILLING TO GO TO MEXICO.
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