The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-18
ACCUSED OF URGING
ITALIANS TO DESERT
Austrian Subject Held for Al
legged Conspiracy With Croa-
tian Newspaper Worker.
SOLDIERS 4 MAKE CHARGE
Giro Lucchi Said to Have
Spread sedition Among
Men at Camp Dix.

Giro Lucchi. an Austrian subject. who
is alleged to have conspired with Arthur
sacher. clerk employed by Norodtnt
List, a Croatian daily newspaper with
an office In the World Building, to In
duce italian conscripts at Camp Dix to
dese.t. was arrested In Pittsburg Friday
night It was said at the ONCE Of the
New York Bureau OF Investigation of
the Department Of Justice yesterday.
Lucchi lived In Brooklyn. He will be
brought to New York
sacher was arrested here wednesday.
At the same time Milo Trcak:a travel
ling representative Of Narodint List, was
arrested in Akron. Ohio. charged with
spreading seditious propaganda am11s
allen Slavs who were born subjects of
Austria Hungary. Frank Zotti. pub
Usher OF the newspaper. was examined
several times last week by Chief Charles
A. De Woody Of the Department Of Jus
tice. He denied having opposed the ma.
tionalist movements Of the Slavs OF
Austria Hungary, but admitted that he
had been fighting the leaders of the
movements in this country. ''
Urged Dcsertion. Soldiers Assert.
Chief De Woody said that Lucchl is
accused OF having obtained a certificate
Of Italian citizenship at the Italian con-
sulate in this city by false representa-
to have won admission to Camp Dix
Afiidavits have beer obtained from i've
soldiers. 1t is said. that Lucchi told them
that they were foolish to fght for the
United States and urged them to desert
Lucchi Is said to Nave told the soldiers
that they could change their uniforms
for civilian clothes at 40 Sixty-first
street, Brooklyn. the home of Cacher.
Paula MittendorfY. IS. a. German allen
who has been employed at the Hotel
Nautilus. Arverne, as a waitress. was
examined by Perry NJ. Armstrong at the
Enemy Allen Bureau yesterday. She was
charged with having gone to Arverne
without notifying the bureau Of e. change
Of address, and with having made re-
nafks There hostile to tho United States!
She was corpmitted to Waverley House
to avail investigation.
MAJ Mittendorff. a brother. of Read
Ing. PA, Inquired at the enemy alien bu-
reau about the charges against his sis
ter.'r, When he was told what they were
he said: II came $50 miles to see what
trouble she was in. am an American.
II she 10 a German ! am going back
right away ard she can look out for her
self"
Royal Patent Man Examined.
Hugo Irwin Bauer. IS. of 12I Cedar
road. New Rochelle. manager and treas
urer Of the Royal Patent Company,
which is associated with the Vogue
Company at 10 West Forty -fourth street,
was examined at the Enemy Allen Blu
reau yesterday. He was charged with
falling to register as an enemy alien.
He. said that he took out his first papers
in 1913 and considered himself as an
American citizen. He was committed
to Raymond street jail in Brooklyn to
await investigation.
Bauer was born In Berlin in 1889 and
came to this country first In 1905. He
studied philosophy at the University OF
Utah. Z He went to Germany in 1908,
was married there and returned to the
United States in 1912.
John Frederick, Anton Siegfried Of
Ridgefield, n. j., a contractor engaged
in supplying laborers for the Govern
ment express company. was arrested yes
terday at the Weehawken terminal Of
the West tShore Railroad. He was
charged with being in territory forbid
den to enemy aliens without a permit.
SfsgfriedYswas born, In Germany in
1870. He was in the German army for
three years. He came to this country
in 1901. He was a rancher In Mon
tana before coming East in 1914. He
was sent to the county Jail at Newark
to await examination 'rn