The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-11
'PENSIONED GERMAN
TAKEN IN ALIEN NET
Otto Fritzsche Has Lived in
New York % Years, but Is
Loyal to Kaiser.
ARREST AT HEMPSTEAD
Mrs.. Voorhees, Father Is Said
to Have Been Visitor to
Aviation Fields.

Otto Fritzsche, 81. of eos East Thirty
first street. who lived Tor twenty-seven
years In New York on pension as a re-
tired German civil service official and
never tried to go back, to the fatherland
until the war started. when 1t was too
late. was, arrested yesterday. He was
examined by Rufus w. Sprague. Jr..
chief OF the enemy allen bureau. and
committed to the Ludlow street jail
charged with violating the allen regu-
lations.
F'ritzsche is a Saxon OF soldierly bear
ing. despite his years. and Is typlcally
German in appearance and in cast OF
mind. After examining him Mr.. Sprague
said the man was a perfect example OF
the German under official class that has
been trained under the rigid discipline OF
the Prussian system since 1870.
The man declared proudly that at the
start of the war lie reported to the Ger
man Consul here and offered his SERVED
for the army, the navy or the police
"They have my Offer he said to Mr.
Spra que. Il am ready ut any time e
answer the call of my Emperor"
During the examination Deutschland
uDtT AlltS WIS IneHllOrCd.
rose from his chair and stood at at
tention. Tears came to his eyes.
Was a German Postmaster.
Fritzsche entered the German imperia
| post office service soon after the Franco
Prussian war. During his twenty year,
| in this service he was the postmaster o.
| a number Of cities In Saxony.
Since the war began Fritzsche, whit
| has never worked in this country. hal
| followed II closely. Many books ant
! newspaper clippings were found in hi
possession. He had a habit OF pastinl
newspaper clippings on sheets of whit
| paper and making notat,ons IN Ger
man thereon.
Fritzsche Is a bachelor. He neve
sought naturalization in this country H.
| changed his rooming house recently. an,
was held on specific charge OF violating
:he regulations In moving without Il per
init.
A number OF persons who lived nea
the roomirg house OF Fritz Norf. win
was known as Frederick North, a
Hampstead. L. l., were examined yester
day by Perry NJ Armstrong at the en-
envy allen bureau. Norf, the father o
Mrs. Margaret Voorhees,, the woman o
| mystery" was arrested az n spy suspec
apartment on West 1l1th street
v ere army officers are said to hav
been frequent guests.
Mr.. Armstrong said the examina
ton OF neighbors had disclosed tina
| Norf had been seen in the early mornin
hours around the plant OF the Curtis
Company at Hampstead. Mr. Armstron
also said that Information had bee
gathered connecting the name of Mr.,
Voorhees, with a number OF army officer,
He said that none OF these officers wa
of high rank.
Alien Interferes With DRAFT.
Humoert Marchig. 80. an Austria
alien whose hostility to the United State
was exhibited in n letter he is charge
with having written to a drafted man q
Camp Upton. was arrested and COR
, nitted to Jail pending an investi- alto
by the Enemy Alien Bureau. The lie,
ser was addressed to Lawrence Godin.
u private. 1t follows:
DEAR FRIEND What Is the matte
with the military authorities there? d
they know that they have not the rigi
To detain you there How can they hol
you there while you are an Austria
subject? How can they make anybod
believe that this is a liberty land? VIII
the hell do they not set you free? WIS
have you to do there:
| MY dear friend, / must tell YOU tins
you have not so strongly protested US
foreign civilian subject should and tha
Is the matter why they will not free 20,
Tell the military authorities that
the United States will not tolerate III
presence OF foreigners here. why don
they prohibit the entrance OF foreigner.
How can they expect to make believe {
persuade any foreigner here of the iii
erty they are Boosting about when the
arrested you without any reason? vi
protest to the Spanish Ambass dor.
that the world may knew how the al
, thorities here treat the foreigner"
Marchig was born in Pols, Austri
He became draughtsman. worked
several South American countries ar
: was in Mexico ut the time of the rev,
luton in 1915.
Paul Schneider. 90. OF 1880 Sevent,
third street, Brooklyn. who was disco
: cred to be an enemy alien after his n
rest Sunday on Ocean Parkway charge
with driving motorcycle without
license. was held in the Flatbush cou
yesterday for the Enemy Alien Bureau.
r Schneider was employed by Isaac ar
Joseph Burnan. poultry dealers. at
' Washington avenue. Brooklyn. loser
3 Burman is a chief petty officer In Il
, navy. Schneider Is CHI urged with havir
D been accustomed to drive Burman to Il
navy yard In an automobile in Violate
of the barred zone regulations.
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