South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-22
'[OTTERS SOUGHT.
BAR AGAINST ARMS
Conspiracy to Influence LegiS-
IatorS is Found by
Grand Jury.


pics branched out into wider cham
nsis Tuesday.
These were the days principal de-
velopments;
1. II was learned that at least
one witness has been subpoenaed
for an imminent grand jury inquiry
into a well organized conspiracy 10
Influence" congressman in an effort
20 place an embargo upon the ex-
port CT munitions. This inquiry is
predicated upon the assertions Of
resident OF this city who asserts that
he was an agent OF Capt. Karl Boy
Ed, recalled naval attache Of the
German embassy. The agent has
told federal officials that $1,000. 600
Vas the sum to be used in "inhu-
encing" congressman.
2. Frederick Metzler. secretary
OF Paul Koenig. gave vivid account
(under pledge OF immunity Of
Koenig's manifold activities Metz
Ter narrated every detail OF the
weIland canal plot. He told too Of
Koenig's trips TO Washington, where
ne turned over important documents
20 a high official OF a foreign govern
Inent.
Reaches Morgan Co.
s. Persistent Wall St rumor was
that the long arm of the German
propagandis:s had reached the in
ner circles OF j. L. Morgan & Co.
The report said that the Morgan
firm a few days ago discharged a
4
vulged secrets Of the allies. The
fiscal agents OF the allies admitted
that an employe had been dis
charged, but TO friends j. Pierpont
Morgan explained that the reason
for the discharge was the employees
dabbling in war stocks.
4. The Fay bomb plot and the
Welland canal conspiracy were APP
parenily linked through the discov-
cry Of the name OF DR.. Herbert
Kiehzle indexed in Koenig's mys-
terious agents book"
New Plot Uncovered.
8. That the local department Of
justice agents and Chief BielasKi in
Washington, said that an entirely
new plot directed against American
neutrality has been unearthed. The
new trail. they limited. was opened
M la sely by statements made by
Koenig himself Bie'aski predicted
new arrests soon, but would not in
dicate the nature OF the alleged new
conspiracy.
6. Samuel Gompers and Frank
Morrison, national labor leaders. tes-
titled before the afternoon grand
jury. Indictments may be returned
Wednesday against officials OF la
bor's national peace council.
A man who asserts that he was an
agent OF Capt. Boyd. has told the
federal authorities that he received
thousands of dollars from Boy-Ed in
a far-reaching effort 70 prevent the
exnart OF munitions. The authorities
are not yet prepared to assert their
BELIEF in this mans story. Neverthe-
less they are investigating it with
unusual care.
Posed as Colonel
The Informant had headquarters
for a considerable period of time at
the Hotel Manhattan. He is a for
mer per diem man for a national
detective agency. At the Manhat-
tan he posed as a colonel.
He asserts that he approached"
half dozen congressman in an
effort to secure support for an arms
embargo bin. He declares that he
received $1,000 a week from the
German navay attache and that he
was assured that he could spend
$1,000. 600. If necessary. in the pro-
paganda.
Metzler's story will be continued
before the grand jury Wednesday.
He supplied an amazing number of
details Tuesday. He Is believed to
have touched upon general acts Of
violence that have been attributed
60 central power propagandists.
MetEler told Of the elaborate plans
alleged 10 have been worked out by
koenig and the men who directed
Koenig in the plot to dynamite the
Welland canal. He went exhaustive
" also into KOenig's connection with
certain diplomatic officials of a for
eign government.
Planned to Blow Bridges.
Metzler. il is said. told of well
laid out plans to destroy bridges and
power plants in Canada. He said
Fuchs was Of great service in the
Welland canal plot because he had
previously lived i'm Weliand. a town
along the canal
Fuchs was known TO the Canadian
authorities guarding the canal as
Fox. He posed as "A citizen Of Great
Britain and apparently was unsus-
pected. koenig wanted Fuchs 10
undertake the actual job OF dyna-
hitting the canal Fuchs refused
This was the beginning of the quar-
rel that led 20 Koenig's arrest.
United states agents have definite
~ connected huge sums or money
in three New York banks with The
bomb plotters AT least $4,000. 600
has been traced. Photographic copies
OF more than 1000 checks drawn
against these funds are i'm the pos
session Of the department OF JUS
tice.
EN-NIAYOR N RACE.