Show ARMY OFFICER IS ARRESTED AS Spy I I Camp Lew Lewis s Noncom Alleged Alleged Al Al- to o Have Revealed Se Secrets Secrets' to Germany By International News Service TACOMA Wash Jan 5 Sergeant 5 Major Thomas Helmuth Ritter as assigned assigned assigned as- as signed to the adjutants adjutant's office at at Camp Lewis is und under r arr arrest st In Soi So- So I attic attle charged being a German I spy epy army officials dis disclosed today Heis He HeIs Heis Is alleged to have stolen valuable papers pal paI pa pa- pa- pa l I pers and revealed revelled military secrets with damaging consequences Ritter who Is said t to be a relative of or General von quartermaster quartermaster quarter quarter- quartermaster master general of or the German army was taken Into custody November 12 12 but news of ot the arii arrest as s not made public I late today He lie is a native na na- naI I tive of or Germany and was formerly rU- rU ii 11 the German army Her HO came to AmerIca America America Amer Amer- I Ithe ica shortly after arter the outbreak of or the European war and look took out citizenship I papers in Chicago Ritter enlisted In Inthe inthe the United States army when he got I his papers and was sent to the Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- j i pines where It Is reported he was as In I i close touch with German agents j I I |