Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-12-29 | Page 1 | Treason Charged as U. S. Men Discover Useless Torpedoes

17 Treason Charged as US U.S. U. U S. S Men en Discover Useless Torpedoes By Associated Press EW YORK Dec 29 29 NEW N Paul Hennig a. a a naturalized naturalized naturalized nat nat- German Gennan who has been employed as a foreman in a Brooklyn factory engaged engaged engaged en en- in the making of torpedoes torpedoes torpedoes tor tor- tor- tor for the United States government was remanded to jail without bail in federal federal federal fed fed- eral court here today charged with treason Hennig superintended the assembling of of the gyroscopes gyroscopes gyroscopes gyro gyro- scopes which control l the course of the torpedoes Some of these gyroscopes have been found maliciously malicious ly mutilated This was done in such a way as to render useless the torpedoes in n JY Yh i t S were l installed Inspectors have had him under close I observation for several weeks imperfections in the parts of the gyroscopes which were assembled in Hennigs Hennig's department having aroused suspicion J