The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
GERMANY BACKED
HORNE, Is REPORT
|. :. Conducts Two InuuiricS
into Wrecking Of Cana
dian Bridge.
PART OF BIG PLOT. RrMOR

WAsufSGroS. Feb. 18th. i'm.
Por'ahc" which the Administration at
'arhod tn the case of Werner Horne.
Tie German rcservist who tried 10 blow
M the International bridge across tho
- 'ro'N River az ~varcehoro. Nc. vas
indicated by IN. disclosure TO-DAY tina,
Assistant Attorney-t;curral warren
was sent TO the border to male an in
v~cstIgation.
II became known to-day that init
nations have reached American oni-
Gals from Rrt,ish sources that tho
tempt uron the International bridge lie
not with me -essr,ist h iusclf but with
the German Government;
According to these British intm.tions
Ho-nes destruction OF tn. -. CrcA
bridge Was hut one step in = concerted
plan alleged TO have ooen evolved UNI
der the direction OF German agents
FOR cutting of means Of communication
bet" cen the United states and Canada.
tn" Canadian Government 81 II said,
has increased the guards at the I'M
portant bridges within the last two
weeks.
These intimations are regarded hero
~ explaining the intense interest which
the officials of the Departments Of state
and Justice appear to have taken In
this case.
Mr.. Warren conducted his invcstiga-
ton separately from that of Bruce BE
laski. chief of the secret service agents
OF the Department OF Justice. who has
been In charge Of the investigation un-
dertaken Into the responsibility for
Horne's attempt Immediately after the
Germans arrest.
The Assistant Acknowledgement re-
ported verbally to the counsellor OF the
state Department. Mr.. Lansing. vester-
day. and to-day h" had another confer
ence with that official in ompan with
Secret Service Agent Bielaski. He re-
fused 20 make any statement regarding
the attitude to he taken by the Govern
mcut toward Great B"itaiu's demand
for the eNtrddition of Horne. II was
said that some disclosure OF the policy
to he followed in tie case may he eS-
pected In a short time.
Horne is held at Machias. Ne, on the
technical charge of breaking a window
In Nanceboro, which was shattered by
the explosive with which he sought to
blow up the 81. Groin bridge. lie was
committed by the local authorities on
February 8 for a term OF thirty days,
rhe necessity for this Governments an
suer TO the British demand for his ex-
tradition, /; is said. will he DELAYED
therefore until tn" expiration Of this
period.
Special stress = laid on III. insight
shown by Horne INTO the real Importance
OF the comparatiVely obscure -. rroiX
railway bridge. This bridge. which il
only 100 feet long aud IN an otherwise
inaccessible section Of the state OF
Maine, is an important artery ~ supplies
for the Canadian concentration camp N
ST. John. New Brunswick. The bridge
IL on the direct line from st. John TO
Boston.
II Is understood that Horne plans,
through his counsel. to fight any move
ment for his extradition with habeas
corpus proceedings. II II by no means
certain. however. that this Government
will look with favor on the demand for
his extradit,on for some time TO como
Other things may he found for retain
ing him In this country ny suhtect'nE
him to charges ~ violations OF state
o. national statutes, which may he In
volvcd in his attempt TO blow up the
bridge or the manner in which hs go
cured the explosive used. Hearings
probably viii he hold some time in
March uron the extradition demand.