The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

sociated with those now on trial. It was assumed that they might try to t1teg this country by submarine as did their unsuccessful confederates.
 However, their chances of landing uaobserved were small as coase guards, aided in many coastal sec- Hons by civilian volunteers, have doubled their vigilance.
 Hunt Nine States
 New York, July 27-(UP-Police in nine states intensified their search today for three German mas ter saboteurs advertised by the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation after q Long Island motorist reported they had begged a ride of him.
 A merchant marine inspector, whose name was withheld, told Nas- sau county police that three men answering the description of the wanted saboteurs had stopped his automobile near Bridgehampton and asked a ride to the railroad station. Br1Ggehatnpton is 29 miles west of Annmgansett, where a German sub- marine landed four of the eight sabcteurs now being tried in Wash- ington.
 Police went to Bridgehampton and were advised that another mo- toriyt, who said the trio did not re- semble the suspects, had taken them to the railroad station.
 A& Rockville Center, man whose name and physique were similar to those of one of the saboteurs, was duegtioned for five hours and re- leased. He said he was naturalized German and had belonged to the German-American bund but had re- signed when the United States en- tered the war. A copy of Mein Kainpf in German was said to have been found in his possession.
 FBI headquarters said 1t was re- eeivlng hundreds of tips from the public, and, although most proved fictitious, the search for the three men would not be relaxed.
 Trial of Minister
 Hartford, Conn, July 2-(UP)- The trial of the Rev. Kurt E. B. Molzahn, Philadelphia Lutheran minister charged with spying for Germany and Japan, opens in fed- eEal court here tomorrow.
 Numerous witnesses from all sec- tons of the United States began ar- irving here today. They included agents of the Federal Bureau of 1n- vestigation, immigration men, char acter witnesses and others. One ot the mystery witnesses whose arrival was not desclosed was Aleksi Pely- penlIo, a government witness, Pely- penko's identity remained secret and the only thing known about him was that the government named him as . go-between in the spy plot.
 Four others in the case, including 0erhardt Wilhelm Kunze, chief oi the German American bund, have pleaded guilty. Rev. Molzahn wal named in the indictment as having I1sed the address of his Philadelphia parsonage as a return address fol Kunze while he was in Mexico, seek. ing to deliver to the Axis vital mil 1tary infirmation.
 The trial of Rev. Molzahn will be by jury. Counsel for the minister said they wanted the case to bt heard by the court, but the govern ment wanted jury. In fedora court, a disagreement results in ( jury trial.
 The jury will be boiled by tht defense, indicating 1t may take some time, perhaps a week, to select full jury list.
 Some In Australia
 Oanberra, July 2-UP)-Tht RCvernment warned today that en. enny spies probably are working ir Australia and indicated they may have been landed from Japanese submarines just as eight German saboteurs were landed in the United States.
 Am intensive counter espionage campaign has been launched.
 The existence of secret enemy nWned short wave sending station; has been suspected for months but because of the large uninhabitec areas from which they could be op. eFated it has been impossible to To- cate them.
 The public was warned to expec sabotage and the military guard O public utilities and war manufac' turing plants was strengthened.