 Amongst them were Walter Nauhaus and four well-known aristocrats, including Countess Heila von Westarp who functioned as the group's secretary, and Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis who was related to several European royal families.In response, the Thule organised a citizens' uprising as White troops entered the city on 1 May.In 1918, the Thule Society bought a local weekly newspaper, the "Münchener Beobachter" (Munich Observer), and changed its name to "Münchener Beobachter und Sportblatt" (Munich Observer and Sports Paper) in an attempt to improve its circulation.