New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-28
KienZle ard Father in Ger
many Now Figure Large
in Bomb Plot.
WASHINGTON MAY ACT
ON FAY'S WORDS
Conference at European City
with Kaiser's Officials Gives
International Turn.

Max Breitung, nephew ot Edward y.
Breitung, the rich shipping and min
ing man of acknowledged German
sympathy, surrendered himself yes
terday TO arrest on the charge Of con-
spring with Lieutenant Robert Fay. Of
the German army. and three other
persons. to dynamite vessels leaving
this port with munitions for the Allies.
Breitung gave himself up on his ar
rival from Chicago, at $3.50 yesterday
morning. He. was not incarcerated,
$4,000 bail being furnished as soon
as he had been technically declared
held for examination next Thursday.
United States Commissioner Hough-
ton, before whom he was arraigned.
set Breitung's examination for the
same day as that on which Walter E.
Sholz. Fay and DR.. Herbert Kienzle
will be given a hearing.
Breitung and Kienzle are alleged to
have furnished money for the purchase
Of explosives. Kienzle, through a con-
fession made to the Federal authori-
ties by Fay, now becomes bigger fig
ure in the conspiracy than was at first
apparent
Fay's statement establishes the con-
nection between Germany and the pris-
oner's operations here, that with sub
SANITATION of his confession, will de-
mand Official action by Washington.
Fay declares that letter sent by
DR.. Kienzle to Kienzle's father in
Cologne, Germany, inspired Fays jour
ney TO the United States.
Fay Shields Germany.
In telling this story. Fay refused to
give many details. He admitted that
the conference that preceded his de-
parture for this country was held in
Germary, but he would not name the
city, and when he was asked IL It had
been held in the directing Office Of the
Secret Service-known in Germany as
the Intelligence Otiice-on Wilhelm
strasse. in Berlin. he said he would not
give a more definite identification.
Johannsen, high official OF the In
telligence Office, he said, was one OF
the other parties 70 the conference.
Fay refused to name the others.
"When | arrived at Johannsen's Of
fce." Fay said, 81 was shown letter
that had been sent by DR.. Kienzle to
his father in Cologne. DR.. Kienzle's
father is the head of Germany's great
est clock mandatory.
Read that and memorize it, Jo,
hansen said. | read the letter. IL told
of munition plants in the United States
that were making supplies for the Al
lies and of railroads and steamships
that carried the stuff. IL named the
New York Central and the Pennsyl-
vania railroads, and the Allis- Chalmers
Company, of Milwaukee, and the Brown
e. Sharpe Company, OF Providence;
among others. The steamers named
were those that had already departed
or were about to sail TO ports OF the
Allies with munitions. The understand,
ing was that the munition plants named
were to be blown up and also railroad
trains and vessels carrying the stutf.
"There were a number of American
newspaper clippings telling of the ac-
tivities OF the arms and ammunition
factories. railroads and steamships.
When I had finished reading the letter
Johannsen said: 81,
"1Uave vou memorized the contents y
knowledge Was Password.
81 said Yes
"It will be necessary for you to
have this clearly in your memory
Johannsen told me, so that wnen you
meet Kienzle he will know that you are
right La
Fav refused to say whether he mao
.aIked with Kienzle when he reached
This citv. He denied that he had been
given letters to Won Papen and Boy
Ed.
"Johannsen." he said. "told me TO
GET into touch with the German off,
cials here. but he didn't mention any
names. When | arrived | saw them.
Won Papen said to me. when | told HIM
my nlans: 4. do not approve of II IL
might do 10 sink a few ships. but y
would lead to political entanglement.'
II YVES clearly understood by Fay
that he had been selected 10 dynamite
factories. vessels and railroad trains.
His story makes it almost certain that
instead of proffering his services for
the work he was called back from the
battle line to conduct a dynamite cam
paign here because OF his exceptional
qualifications for such duty"
He was asked whether his name was
FAY, it being pointed out that the
rame was not a German one.
"I don't care anything about what
kind of a name it is" he said; at be-
longs to me. Perhaps some Germans
would spell il Fac.
The statement made the first day by
Fay that Won Papen told him his
bombs might be useful in Canada fell
under stronger light in his latest
story. He says ne knows Canada very
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