Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-25
ONE CONFESSES
SHIPPING PLOT
says He Brought Invention Here For
Purpose Of Disabling Ships Carry.
ing War Munitions-claims to Be
Lieutenant in German Arny-Papers
Found Among Possessions Indicates
He 10 in Employ Of Germany.

ton factories In this country and to
destroy vessels carrying war supplies
to Europe were arraigned in Wee
hawken. N. j.. today. Charges Of hav-
ing explosives In their possession were
preferred against them by detectives.
Meanwhile the authorities continued
an Investigation to discover whether
they had obtained the key to numerous
explosions on steamships. fires on
piers and so-called accidents in var
ious war munition plants.
.9 Held Without Bail.
Fay, who claims to be lieutenant
In the German army, and his brother
in-law, Scholz, who were arrested yes
terday while testing explosives near
Grantwood. N. j.. were held on charges
OF conspiracy without bail for exam
ination tomorrow. The arraignment OF
Ae men disclosed tAe fact that third
man. Paul Dake, had been arrested
early today in Jersey City, after New
York and New Jersey police had been
searching for him some time.
Detectives said they expected Dake
to be valuable witness. Dake said
he was ~ years old and that he came
from Germany in 1912. and was a
graduate Of Cologne University.
Detective George Barnitz, OF the
New York central office squad. made
tlIe affidayit upon which the three men
were held on charges Of conspiracy.
Empioys 81 German Government.
The police asserted that Fay admit
led he came here to work out plan
o stop the shipment of war munitions
e the allies. Documents found In his
Room were said to show that he was
Connected with the German foreign Of
flee.
The other prisoner was Walter
Scholz who said he was Fay's broth
er-in-law.
At a garage In Weehawken was
found a high power automobile held
In Fay's name, and at boat house on
the Hudson river swift motor boat
which he was said to own. In the
beat house they found four wooden
boxes, each containing 120 pounds OF
clllorate Of potash one of the ingre-
dients in the manufacture Of so-called
sugar bombs. in which water perco-
lating into the receptacle melts the
sugar, releasing springs and causing
an explosion.
Fay Makes Confession.
commissioner WOOuS dIluOuHCSO Io'
day that Fay, after an all night grill
ing, had made d confession.
According to the commissioner. Fay
broke down early today and admitted
he was lieutenant in the German
army and had come to this country
two or three months ago for the spe-
cific purpose of experimenting with a
machine containing high explosives.
This machine, the commissioners
said. contained works like clock, and
was to be attached to the propeller
or rudder Of ship. The machine was
SO constructed, he said. that the stir
ring Of the water would cause rod
connecting with one Of the cogs to re-
lease a spring. resulting in an ex-
plosion which would disable the ship
and force her to enter the nearest port
This was for the purpose Of delay
ing shipment Of munitions to the al
lies. Only ships carrying war smuni-
tions were to be thus disabled.
It was said several arrests would be
made today Of men who were cogniz-
ant Of F,ay's movements.
Says He Acted Independently.
Fay claimed while here he had acted
independently Of other German officials
here. He added he had told Captain
Papan, German military attache here
and Captain Boyed naval attache, OF
his plans, but said that both men told
him not to interfere with steamers
sailing from American ports.