Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-20 | Page 2 | Boche Signs up for War Plant

r rI OHN WEHLER German I J JOHN citizen in in jail awaiting investigation ini in in- in i y y y- y rr SIGNS UP FOR WAR PLANT Wehler Nabbed by Officers as He Boards Train for Factory The tentacles of the law entwined today around John Wehler a y young ung German alien aHen enemy who was taken In custody by federal officers last night a as ae he was abo about t to entrain for Nitro W. W W. W Va to work In the government government government govern govern- ment munitions plant He claimed claimed to tobe tobe tobe be a Swiss citizen The arrogance nce and chagrin displayed by Wehler when first arrested faded arrested faded today today when h he was Interviewed by federal officers in the county jail He admitted being a German alien and that he was also arrested a ago suspected of having been implicated implicated In the blowing up of a large munitions munitions munitions mu mu- plant in the East Wehler signed up at the local United States employment service bureau for work at the Nitro plant He lie was taken from the train at the station last night I as he was about to leave for the plant plant- In charge of government employment agen agents ts I Wehler according to officers has hasI I been traveling over the country posIng post pos- pos t ling Ing as a Swiss He says he registered as an alien enemy In ln Minnesota but butI I that he lost his registration card He has recently been employed at the Magna plant of the Utah Copper com com- I pany He lie also worked in Butte a at short time ago He says he has two brothers fighting in the German army arroy I against the United States The arrest of the alien was made by Eby Special Agent Bert Reading of the department of justice Just ce Sheriff John S Corless and Deputy Riley M M. Beckstead Beck- Beck stead He Is being held in the county jail pending a further Investigation of his hift case