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Show JOI GEiSE IS BEE! INTERNED BY Tl GOHIEI SALT LAKE, March 21. As an aftermath of the exposuro of John van Valkenburg, self-styled "inventor" of marvelous airships with power to travel at tho rato of from 400 to 5000 miles an hour, and possessor of mysterious mys-terious influenco to overcome the force of gravity, Paul Valtlnko and John Gelse, accomplices of Van Valkenburg, Valken-burg, were arrested yesterday on presidential pres-idential warrants received by the United States marshal. They will be intftrrmrl ns damrorous enemy aliens. Valtinko Is a chemist, geologist and musician, and has been a resident of Salt Lake for nlany years. Ho is said to bo moro thoroughly familiar with tho mining. sections of Utah than any other man in the state, having prospected pros-pected extensively. As a chemist ho is said to have few equals in the west Ho Is a musician and composer and is said lo havo written a patriotic song which he has submitted to the government govern-ment for approval. Because of his affiliation with Van Valkenhurg, whom federal officials say they have evidence to show has been operating as an agent of tho German government and because of his knowledge knowl-edge of tho mineral resources of tho state, information concerning which ho would not hesitate to furnish to tho enemy, Valtlnko Is regarded as a dangerous enemy alien. When brought into the United States marshal's ofllce yesterday afternoon Valtinke protested vehemently against being detained and declared that his period of usefulness "had been brought to an end." In strong terms he hcapod anathemas on the government and declared de-clared that the United States is not a free country. Valtinke was born August 20, 1S7S, at Berlin, Germany. Ho has been -a resident of the United States for the ,H past eleven years, but never made any IH effort to become a naturalized citizen. Gcisc was first restrained of his lib- ' erty on March 11, at the time of the RH arrest of Van Valkenburg, as a fol-lower fol-lower of the latter. Investigation de-veloped de-veloped the fact that on numerous oc-casions oc-casions ho had criticised, the United States government and its war policies and had expressed the hope that Ger- lH many would win the war. Federal of-ficials of-ficials express tho belief that his mo-tives mo-tives in being one of the exploiters .fH of Van Valkenburg wero ulterior. i .H Geisc was born in Germany, but has been in the United States for more than ton years. He has never been known to havo any legitimate means H of support 'H Van Valkenburg will be given a iH hearing before United States Commis- 'H sioner Henry V. Van Pelt toni6rrow morning at 10 o'clock on the charge of having represented himself to bo a member of the secret service and on the strength of this representation to havo provontcd two young men from jH observing the federal draft law. H on IRRRRRRH |