Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-04-05 | Page 10 | German Captain in U. S. Army in Jailed

GERMAN BERMAN CAPTAIN IN U. U S S. S 1 ARMY IS JAILED By Associated Press COLUMBUS 0 O. April 5 Trailed Trailed as asa as asa a spy suspect for two years by department department de de' de- de of justice agents George von vice president and manager managerI of a local motorcycle manufacturing I plant was Jailed at Rochester N N. Y shortly after he had been commissioned a captain in the United States army it I was was was' learned authoritatively here to to- to day His companion and Frank H H. Newbert a skilled mechanic was arrested and jailed at the same time it was learned Both men according to the Information information information tion are held on a technical charge e of investigation Uon of their citizenship Both are said to be subjects of Germany and have failed to register under provisions of the alien enemy act The arrest came only a short time before he was to have left for Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington to become a captain in the ordnance ordnance ordnance ord ord- nance department