The Nome nugget., 1942-04-27

Edward E. Conroy of the Newark FBI office who di- reced the raid in Hoboken and remained on the hours, said it "one of the most important, if not the most important, since the declaration of The SeamenS House the scene of similar raid in 1917 when 200 suspects taken into custody.
 Messages to Enemy Indicated
 A search of the buildings sixty rOoms all filled to capacity yielded sufficient evidence to indicate agents said that military information being sent to the enemy. There were undecphered code, short-wave receiving set and short-waVe dathermy machine read fly convertible for the transmission of telegraphc sig nas The diathermy machine, similar to those found in recent raids on Japanese spy nests, equipped with booster device capable of sending messages far Germany Even without the booster agents said the machine could get in touch with enemy submarines thirty miles at In the room with this apparatus indoor aerial that had been rigged by expert
 It indicated by the agents that many of the suS poets had functoned efficiently coordnated spy ring in conjunction with American citizens with Nazi eaningS who were employed along the nearby water front It would have been possible, it Sad to have observed all ship movements and to have communi- cated the information to outlying submarines.
 Preparations for the raid were elaborate No possible angle overlooked the agents, armed with Presi- dental warrants and supported their Hanks by a squad of uniformed policemen and detectives under Police Inspector Bernard J McFeeley of Hoboken ar rived on the scene.
 There was but faint glow in the Eastern sky when
  vent escape Led by Mr. Conroy, the first squad en- tered the buiding Others followed at signal and within a few minutes they were sWarming through the four floors, covering all and all dormores The lights throughout the building went on as though by master switch
 The sleeping tenants aroused and lined up for inspection and then marched in military fashion to the main floor There few protests. Some com- planed of such treatment for American citizens but most of them remained stoical.
 ] Flngerprnting and photographic apparatus was set up in the main floor lobby, and those who were to be l taken into custody were immediately examined While this procedure under way the Rev Herman Brueck ner drecter of the home arrived and was taken into custody at once MT Brueckner who interned dur ing the World War is rector of St. Matthews Luther an Church of Hoboken. He is now United States citizen.
 ] Of the SeVenty-one taken in the raid twenty eight were aliens. Many of them stranded Ger man seamen In their and in the library of the institution found considerable quantity of Nazi literature and several framed photographs of Adolf Hitler Some of the suspects who are citizens had been watched for time by the FBI and were con- sldered dangerous" MT. Conroy disclosed ] The raid aroused the entire neghborhood As the prisoners were taken out into patrol wagons hundreds o sleepy but curious onlookers lined the cubs Seized articles and luggage were moved out in trucks later While this was going the fngerprnts and pictures o all concerned were enroute to Washington for com pete check against government records full report on them was expected back by plane before midnight ! MT Conroy said he expected that the raid will prove ot lmense value to the war effort" He declared the home was financed by Nazi Germany" and added: Tt is one of the worst
 Some Of the men taken in the raid were sent to Ellis