Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-07
BRITISH DECLARE CAPITOL Ex.
PLosIoN AND MORGAN SHOOT.
ING PART OF CONSPIRACY.
PLANS LAID TO DESTROY
AMERICAN ARMS FACTORIES
Police Find Where Holt
!, Lodged While in Capital Laying
Plans For Explosion-Germans Brand
British Charges as False and Say
Whole Scheme Is "Frameup."

| Washington, July Herman agents
| in this country have perfected a gi-
santic plot to blow up ammunition fac
! tories and trains and ships carrying
war supplies, according to Sir Cecil
| Spring Rice, the British ambassador.
! The ambassador suspects that Frank
Holt, who attempted to kill j. P. Nor
gan and caused the explosion in the
/ United States capitol last Friday night,
was melted 10 his acts by the directors
| of this plot.
! 1t became known today that Sir Cecil,
| who was breakfasting with Morgan
when Holt arrived, communicated his
suspicious TO Commissioner Woods OF
| the New York police, and Major Pull
man, superintendent of the Washing
| ton police. The character OF the In.
| formation caused the police officials
to redouble their efforts to discover
whether Holt had accomplices.
Altho Holt insists that he acted on
his own initiative. the police are In
vestisating certain information indi-
eating that several persons were aware
of his intentions.
Germans Claim, "Frame Up"
British embassy Officials say that
they have been obtaining information
concerning the alleged plot to terrorize
American manufacturers of arms and
ammunition. This information, it is
stated. is to be turned over to the
United States government for further
investigation.
Officials of the German embassy
brand the British charges pure fabri-
cation and part of concerted effort
by the English government to discredlt
Germany in the United States. Ac-
cording to the German officials. the
British have employed a detective
agency to frame up" scandals appar-
entity involving representatives Of the
Berlin government.
British officials assert that the al
legged German plot came to light as
result of the discovery OF a bale of cir
culars shipped from Germany to a Ger
man newspaper in the United States.
The circular offered q reward OF from
$1,000 to $40 900 for the destruction by
dynamite or fire of American factories
producing munitions of war and rail-
road trains and ships transporting such
supplies.
Large Force on Guard.
Tho British embassy became so
Alarmed by the reports made by the
corps OF investigators employed that
the Information was communicated 10
all munition contractors for the allies,
and an army of private detectives was
employed to guard the factories and
trains carrying arms and ammunition
to Canada and the Atlantic seaboard.
and to watch the loading Of ships with
contraband.
1t is alleged that several attempts
to dynamite factories. trains, and ships
were defeated by the watchfulness o.
these forces Of guards. A bomb with
time fuse attached was discovered
in a cargo OF ammunition carried -
the British steamer Bankdale from
New York to Havre. Two similar in
fernal machines were found In boxes
of ammunition placed aboard the Erit-
ish steamer Lord Erue, sailing from
New York TO Havre
Challenge Made by Germans.
German embassy officials challenge
the British to report the details of their
charges to the American government In
order that there may be an impartial
| investigation of the accusations.
Il am sure that the American people
will not believe for an instant that the
acts Of Holt or any other perpetrators
| of violence are countenanced either by
| the German government or by the
thousands of Americans who believe
that the expectation Of munitions OF
war to the allies ought to be stopped
said German official today. That
the expectation of arms is not viola
| tion Of the letter of the law of neu-
trality is conceded. We merely think