Show ARMY DESERTER I HE WAS AGENT FOR HUNS I Tells in Confession How v He Gave Military Secrets I to Germany SAYS HE OBTAINED NAVY YARD PHOTOS PI I I Bares to Authorities Details of His Career as Spy I Under Boy By Associated ted Press KA KANSAS SAS CITY CIry Mo Io April 30 Fred Fred Robertson federal district attorney for tor Kansas announced tonight that Wilhelm Wil- Wil helm von Yon Linder held in time the military prison at Fort Leavenworth as a deI deserter de de- de- de sorter from flom roam the tIme American army has imas I confessed that while working as a German German German Ger Ger- man spy sp prior to Americas America's entrance into tho the war he obtained valuable military secrets in lit the vicinity of or Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk Va where he photographed photos the naval works The ie hc confession conCession Mr Robertson an announced an- an no stated that Von Linder served In iii the time German army before coining comin com com- in ing to th the United States where be he bemel met mel Captain von on naval na at at- at tache of oC tho time II embassy at Washington Wash Wash- ington inatomi in ton in Philadelphia in iii I ti t I 4 From then thou until shortly before his arrest as a a. deserter de at Laredo Tex Von Linder worked under Von I spreading propaganda In G Goiman Gem Goi- Jt J t man nina communities and his imis activities I were wre reported to tho the German Grman government govern goern I meat ment through h Captain Ed Boy-Ed according accord accord- Inn ing In to the alleged aleSe confession I In 1016 he was waR arrested in Jim Norfolk but released in three months on promise promise prom prom- ise Iso to become an American citizen and according to his alleged statement then was aS ordered to Augusta Ga Qa to enlist in tho the American arm army A As a member of ot company B First Georgia Infantry ho obtained Information for fop the German German German Ger Ger- man at Washington on Mr 11 Robertson Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson said After Arter five thc months he was ordered to desert and report for tOl duty at Juarez Juar-ez Mexico where he was to gather military Information the conCession confession con con- Cession stated lie was war arrested March 29 2 1917 and the case has since been un under er invest invest- gatlon gation He has been ordered Intern interned at Fort Foit Douglas Utah for Cor the period of the war Avar |