Show Yank Raiders Find New Nazi Treasure FRANKFURT Sept U 11 UP UP- UP Picked men of at the thc American constabulary constabulary constabulary con con- force swooped down on carefully selected targets Wednesday Wednes day to confiscate what may be bethe bethe bethe the last remnants of the nazi treasure tr trove ve Millions of dollars worth o of jewels gold and silver were found In scores of secret hiding places This was the fabulous hoard which the nazis had tucked away Just before V V-E V E day It probably was to have been used for financing financing financing ing a rebirth of national socialism and the emergence of a new An American military government government govern govern- ment spokesman said there was no noway noway noway way of telling Just how much the accumulated treasure was worth at least for a few days Burled Buried Treasure Treasure- He said the hiding places were for or the most moat part in factories jewelry stores and banks But Butone Butone Butone one truckload of silverware and gold plate was buried burled behind a a. astone astone stone wall walt The plan for th the raids was conceived con con- conceived by the joint Anglo Ameri can staff slat following information that the valuables had been concealed con con- The first tip oft came in an obscure list of names and addresses addresses ad ad- dresses compiled by the retch agency for precious metals in Berlin Military government officials kept the knowledge that they had the he list from the Germans for tor three months and then suddenly activated the force torce of or- picked men and German constables for tor the raid aid There were targets for the hour 24 operation and so far results results re- re have been tabulated from only 79 Arrest Many 1 All the valuables should have been registered with the allied military government Many of the he Germans who were found at athe atthe atthe the he hiding places were arrested Fragmentary tabulation of the wealth found only ip in n a few of the hiding places disclosed about 2 in gold and silver but the final mal figure is expected to be much higher than that An American lieutenant colonel said aid constabulary units and selected select- select e ed d l German police in the American zone one and the American sector of at Berlin Scrim took part in m the raids Agents seized one truckload of silver ilver which was found cemented into nto the wall of a Jewelry store Most lost of the caches were In factories factories fac- fac tories ones jewelry stores and the business business busi- busi ness houses of silversmiths and goldsmiths The army spokesman said results results re- re had proved remunerative He said the final total might conceivably conceivably con run to an appreciable figu figure gure re It Records of the holdings were found at Berlin in early June The owners had failed to register the deposits with the thc military government government gov- gov as required by law |