New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Government to Let
T. ern an Traitors
Escape From Camp
Otherwise Fatherland Gould
Claim Them Under Provi-
sions of Peace Treaty for
Return of War Prisoners
NrehLrl,trlr P1L-.r

Washington Burecu
WASHINGTON, July 22-Ample
protection for the Two German war
prisoners now IN New York awaiting
transportation to an isolated American
camp. Where they Will be he'd until
expedien, 10 release them, was ar
ranged today, when Brgadier General
Churchill, director of division Of mill
tary Intelligence, turned over 10 Gen
eral March, chief Of staff, all details
OF the arrival OF the TWO so-called pa
rriotic traitors"
" hlle It was admitted that the pris-
oners were still in New York and that
they VIII not come to Washington. the
name OF the camp 20 which the men
Will be sent Is jealousy guarded by
military authorities. II is likely, how
ever, that the camp viii be in an iso-
lated part Of the country, where ample
provision viii be made 10 protect the
TWO friendly enemies from any plot
that may develop to harm them or
return them TO Germany for punish
ment. Eventually. it is believed, they
Will be given sufficient liberty to en-
able them TO make a successful escape.
General ChurcniU's statement said:
Alfred Schulz, lance corporal, 1lth
Company, Sd Battalion, 39sth Infan-
try. who was captured near Xivray,
Marvoisin, France. on September ,
1918, and Alvin Grothe, pilot aviator,
who was captured on October IL. 1879
n the Argonne Meuse offensive. vol
Unteered to assist the officer in charge
Of prisoners and documents of the
First Army in his work Their ser
vices were accepted, and they proved
very useful.
On account of the valuable services
rendered tais country, the requests Of
these prisoners to be sent to the
United States were granted. They Will
be kept n confinement as prisoners
Of war for the present. Their final
disposition necessarily depends upon
treaty Of peace with Germany relating
10 the repatriation Of prisoners Of
war"
Immediately upon the capture of the
TWO Germans, it deve oped here to-day,
a request was made that they be
turned over TO the military intelligence
division Of the lst army, headed by
Brigadier General Denis Nolan, who
gained from the prisoners much valu-
able information. General Nolan has
been ordered 10 report TO Washington,
where he viii be given assignment in
the Army War College, and have di-
lcN-iOl- III Z Ia EH way % lGNlA.tE llH
important question Of military inteli-
gence.
Some Of the details OF the actual as
sistance rendered the lst army by the
Two prisoners has been in the posses
sion of the War Department for some
time, it developed, but the mass Of
papers turned owed to General March
to-day Is believed TO have contained a
report Of immense value IN military
way to this government.
In giving out the statement Of Gen
eral Churchill to-day it was Indicated
at the War Department that the case
Of the two prisoners is now closed
incident Negative replies were made
quickly to all inquiries as to whore the
men would De sent from New York or
what provision had been made for IA
cilitating their departure 10 some
country where they may safely begin
, life anew.
The statement in General Church
i.l's announcement that the final dis
position of the prisoners depended
upon the ratification Of the peace
treaty was taken by military men 10
mean that before the treaty was signed
it would be convenient for this gov
ernment to permit the escape Of the
soldiers