Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-08-15 | Page 9 | Petr's Little Joke Caused the Trouble

PETR'S LITTLE JOKE CAUSED THE TROUBLE NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Private Oeorg A. Petr, the United States r-tilleryman r-tilleryman has broken the silence be maintained sine Miss Anita Dyer of Indianapolis accused him of being a spy employed by Auatria, and told his story. Petr admits that he is an Austrian, Aus-trian, but denies he is a spv. He declares de-clares he is not afraid of the investigation investi-gation undertaken by the war department. depart-ment. "I am, perhaps, guilty of an indiscretion," indis-cretion," Petr is quoted as saying today. to-day. "When I told Miss Dyer I was Prinee Windisch-Graetz, which means Prince Windy Bags,' 1 did so as s joke." The srtillerymen, who is at Fort Tot-ten, Tot-ten, L. I-, said he was born at Husin, Bohemia, came to this country in 1907, snd immediately enlisted under his right nsme. He asserted that he had confessed to Miss Dyer that the spy story was a fabrication and apologised for deceiving her. "I do not think she harbors the slightest ill feeling towsrd m," he added.