Show AMERICAN CONSUL ARRESTED AS SPY Special Cable to The Telegram ROME ROl Sept 9 Even Even neutral diplomats diplomats diplo diplo- I mats are not safe from war time Europe's Europe's Europe's Eu Eu- ropes rope's spy scare U. U UT J. J B Bywater water United United United Unit Unit- ed States consul at Rome recently was arrested as a spy He said today that now he goes about well fortified with photographs and nd official d documents of Id identification en Bywaters Bywater's family passed the early farly summer at on the The consul spent pent his week ends with them On a recent visit ho w was s approached approached ap ap- by a policeman just as he left the tho train His Ills papers were re re- re quested Ho lIo showed them The They were declared unsatisfactory They lacked his photograph I The gold braided officer said he lie i I I would have to take Bywater to the station house Austrian submarines were rumored to be In the vicinity The I town was suspicious auspicious of all strangers and particularly of all foreigners Bywater vainly remonstrated He had had a similar experience the year before at the hands of the same cop cop- per The officer could not recall it it The rhe tale in fact only confirmed his suspicions So the tho United States Stites consul was led before the chief of ot police Bywater had no difficulty in convincing the higher official of his identity He was soon set at liberty with profuse apolo apolo- gies g |