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Show ARE WATCHING FDR GERMAN INTRIGUE WASHINGTON, 'May 30 Special orders were given today to government officials throughout the country to keep close watch upon meetings at which thero is likely to be agitation against registration under the war army act, and prepare to arrest speakers speak-ers who encourage violations of the law. , Although the department of justice is satisfied that German influence and money is behind efforts in various sections sec-tions to interfere with regulation, It is stated that tho influences aro regarded re-garded as local and sporadic, and not inspired by any serious organized effort. ef-fort. Through the committee on public information, in-formation, Attorney General Gregory made this announcement: "The department of Justice today communicated instructions to its officers offi-cers and agents. The United States attorneys at-torneys and marshals -vero directed to bo present or represented at the meetings and to have stenographic reports re-ports made of tho addresses delivered. "These will be gone o.Ter carefully and arrests will be made later In all Instances in which the utterances of the speakers are calculated to discourage discour-age regulation or to Influence individuals individ-uals in attempting to evade the provisions provi-sions of tho law "The United States attorneys and marshals also were directed to ask close co-operation of tho local police authorities in each community. "From the reports being made dally by tho agents throughout the country officials of the department are con-inced con-inced that such threats to resist registration reg-istration are being made and are the results of local and sporadic influences influen-ces and aro not inspired by any organized orga-nized effort of serious consequence." oo |