Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-03-01 | Page 4 | U. S. Tightens Net for Spies

Uit Ui L S TIGHTENS NET FOR SPIES NEW YORK March 1 INS INS INS- Federal agents drew the net tighter today around suspects in a nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide spy spy- ring Three persons were already in custody Other arrests were expected momentarily Caught in the spy net were Johanna Hofmann 26 pretty redheaded redheaded red- red headed leaded hairdresser on the German liner iner Europa Guenther Gustave Gustavo 27 time one-time U. U S. S army sergeant Erich Glaser 28 U. U S. S army private private private vate stationed at Mitchel field Long Island wife Mrs J Guri Gun Bloomquist Bloomquist Bloomquist Bloom- Bloom quist was located at Missoula Missoula Missoula Mis- Mis soula Mont visiting her parents She knew nothing she abe said of her husbands husband's affairs The fact that the arrests had broken publicly would it was believed believed be- be drive other members of the spy ring into hiding and for that reason speed was s imperative In addition to the three held the federal men questioned a New York physician believed to have some knowledge of the spy ring and two other men whose whoso identity was kept entirely secret