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Show YOUNG AMERICAN TAKEN FOR SPY Son of German Contractor Held in London Father Trying to Save Him. New York, Oct. S. Kenneth G. Trlest, 19 years old, who disappeared from Princeton university last January Janu-ary while a student there, Is a prisoner pris-oner In London accused as a spy, according ac-cording to Information his relatives here have received from the state department de-partment in Washington. Triest Is the son of Wolfgang G. Triest, a member of the contracting firm of Snare & Triest The father is a German by birth, but a naturalized citizen of the United "States. Ho has been informed that his son 1b accused of having enlisted In tho British navy In order to obtain information for Germany. Ger-many. Father Appeals to LanBlng, Mr. Triest said today that ho had presented to Secretary Lansing of the state department the testimony of his son's acquaintances to show that the boy was mentally unbalanced and that ho had asked Mr, Lansing to obtain ob-tain tho boy'3 discharge from custody an'd deportation to the United States. Mr. Triest said Mr. Lansing had obtained ob-tained a poBtponoment of tho boy's :trlap ' x JtT . Washington, Oct. S. Stato department depart-ment ofilcialB have not been advised that tho trial of Kenneth G. Triest, the young Princeton student, who enlisted en-listed in the British army, has begun, and a delay has been requested by Ambassador Page to permit the presentation pres-entation of evidence forwarded by Young Triest's father- from New York. |