Licking Valley courier., 1915-11-18
SEARCH COUNTRY
IN Big WAR PLOT
President Directs Attorney Gen.
eraI to Push Prosecutions
y to the Limit.
ANOTHER MILL IS BLOWN UP
U. s. Government Likely to Cancel the
Exequatur Of Every Consular Off
ciaI Implicated in Alleged Con-
spiracy-Wilson In Charge.

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 15.-Within
twelve hours after 1t was reported
that the company had secured an Or
der for 72,OO0,000 pounds of powder
for the allies, an explosion blew up a
mill Of the Dupont Powder company at
Hagley, near here. The mill con.
tanned 300 pounds of powder. No one
was injured in the explosion, which
occurred early in the morning.
Washington, Nov. 15.-Cancellatio
of the exequatur of every consular of.
fetal implicated in the plots against
the neutrality of the United States
will likely be the first result of the re-
newed nationwide investigation now
In progress. It is understood that
President Wilson favors such action
and that 1t will be taken should the
proofs now being sought by the agents
Of the justice department and the se-
cret service be as conclusive as the
reports now available indicate.
Of Dr. Josef Goricar that the German
and Austrian agents in the United
States have spent $SO,OOO,0O0 in efforts
to destroy, tie up by strikes, and 9th
erwise interfere with the plants manu-
featuring and steamships carrying
munitions for the allies, 1t is known
that an agent of the department of
justice has secured a statement from
him regarding the facts he says easily
can be proved
Wilson Directs investigation.
These facts are now being investi
gated and complete report is to be
made direct to President Wilson. WIN
is directing the general methods OF
the investigation.
The president, 1t is understood has
made it plain. to Attorney General
~hegoFy INK prosecutions Should be
undertaken Without delay in every
case where the evidence obtained is
sufficient to warrant placing It before
a grand jury. The administration has
now taken the position that there is
no use in holding off prosecutions in
the hope that the persons interested
in closing down munition plants he"c
would voluntarily abandon their ef
forts. The reports Of the special
agents now investigating the plot in
dicate that its ramifications extend to
every section Of the country. So wide
spread is the conspiracy, 1t is stated
here that the department of justice
already has assigned $50 special
agents to investigate, and even now
has not enough men available.
Zwiedinek Denies Charges.
In connection with the suggestion
that the exequatur of every consular
official implicated in any way in the
plot be Cancelled officials pointed oui
that evidence that would convict IL
court is not necessary to warrant sucl
action. The very fact that the Off
clal is believed to be implicated in any
movement that is intended to hamper
American industries would be sufIl
cient, the department Of justice saws
Baron Erich Zwiedinek. in charge
of the Austrian embassy, reiterated
his statement that Doctor Goricar',
charges are n pack Of lies" and
said that he will so demonstrate t
Secretary of State Lansing. Ambas
sador Won Bernstorff is also expected
to call at the state department mex
Monday to deny any connection of thu
German embassy with any plot.