The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
OFFICIALS EXPRESS NO FEAR
Insist That No Gun Powder Is Manu-
featured But Admit That Plant Is
Being Carefully Guarded to Prevent
Any Intruders Entering.

Clamp down the portals. German
spies are alleged to be heading toward
Kenosha county. just how much truth
there is in this rumor remains to be
seen but it can be said with authority
that agents Of the Federal secret SER
vice are at work in Kenosha and Keno
sha county seeking to protect local
company against possible damage from
the work of either insane men or spies
in the employ Of the German govern
ment. It is said that the big plant of
the e. I. DUPONT de Nemours Powder
Company at Pleasant Prairie is one of
the plants which has been listed for
destruction. Inside "dope' from Chi
ca declares that some of the clever
est sleuths of the federal bureau are
just now working in and out of Keno
sha in an effort to get some informa-
tion in regard to a nation wide plot.
Whether there is anything in the whole
story or not remains to be seen. The
proof may come with an explosion
which will wreck the powder plant.
Sheriff Stahl has been tipped off that
there is danger and he has two deputy
sheriffs at the plant and it is being
guarded day and night against intrus-
ion. Visiting cards are no longer re-
cognized and the man who gets over
the wire fences guarding the plant now
must be ss5lS to shogs .&aentials that
will leave no doubt that he is going to
get in and get out without doing any
damage. The Pleasant Prairie plant is
not being used for the manufacture of
gun powder, according to statements
made by officials of the company but
this fact does not seem to be known to
the people who are claimed to be con-
nected with the big plot to blow up a
lot Of powder plants.
III. G.. CARRIER said to be one of the
cleverest operatives Of the Federal SER
vice is credited with having worked in
this section of Wisconsin seeking infor-
nation. just what he found is un-
known but it is said that as a result of
his Investigations one man was arrest
ed and taken to either Washington or
Indianapolis. The deepest secrecy has
been thrown about the action of the
Federal agents and none of the local
officials has been consulted in the mat
ter in any way.
Clarence Brady in charge Of the Of
fees of the powder company at Pleas
ant Prairie said: 'sOf course we have
taken steps to protect this plant as we
realize the possibility of trouble just
because it is a powder plant. If peo-
pie know the laws they know that the
plant here is not permitted under the
law to engage in the manufacture of
gun powder and we are not violating
the law in any way. Not a bit of the
powder made here is being exported
This statement has been made many
times and by this time people should
know that the Pleasant Prairie plant
has no connection with sales Of war
munitions I don It know how we can
make it any stronger. We have had
no dealings with Federal operatives
and know of no plot to blow up this
plant. Il
The report Of a possible "spyv get
ting to Pleasant Prairie is regarded a
good deal as joke among the people
at the village and they are having some
hearty laughs over the matter. How
ever the officials of the plant realize
that it is matter for great caution.
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It is admitted that there is a lot of peo-
pie running wild through the country
who believe that they are "calledo to
stop the sale of munitions of war and
it is impossible to tell just what any
of these people will do.