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Show ASSISTANT PURSER IS ARRESTED An Atlantic Fort, Feb. 18. Johannes Jo-hannes Henrik Werkhoven, assistant purser on the Holland America liner Nleuw Amsterdam, was arrested to-, day under the trading with the enemy ene-my actand Is -said to have confessed tliat he had brought to this country for redemption bonds and coupons owned in Europe. He was held In f35.000 ball. Officers Save been puzsled as to the manner In which securities known to belong to Germans residing abroad have been brought to the United States and converted Into .-. h . The arrest ot Werkhoven, who was trapped while negotiating the sale of a 1600 United Fruit Com- pany bond, Is believed to clear p the mystery. 4fe Werkhoven Is said to have 'ao mltted that alnce the outbreak of the war he has been making 'large profits by bringing to this country and cashing bonds and commissions which he said were owned by friends j In Holland. He denied having had any dealings with Germans. |