South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-17
Informal Representations Are
Made to the State De-
partment by British
Embassy.
LEADING DIPLOMATS
ACCUSED BY G0RICAR
Former Austrian Official Names
Men Higher Up in ConSpir-
aCy-WilI Continue
Work He Says.

WASHINGTON. Nov. Il. - The
British EN- bassy this afternoon made
informal representations to the state
department regarding a powerful
wireless station located in or near
Portland, Me. The state department
Immediately turned the matter over
to the department Of commerce with
a request that an investigation be
made.
Later this afternoon ii was learned
that the station previously had been
brought to the attention Of the gov
eminent. Agents of the bureau of
navigation inspected ii some time ago.
The station is owned by the same
company that owns the SayVille and
TuckertOn wireless stations, which are
now being operated under the cen
sorship of United States naval officers.
The company stated that it's reason
for erecting the station at Portland
was that stations prevented Say
Vile stations from receiving mes
sages at all times. They said the
Portland station is being used only to
receive messages when the Sayville
plant is not working.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The govern
ment's quest for legal evidence
gantic bomb and arson plots was
given tremendous impetus Tuesday.
DR.. Joseph Goricar, the man with
the proofs" arrived in town late in
the afternoon. Three hours later he
was in deep conference with Capt.
William NJ. Offley, division superin-
tendent of the department Of Justice
Chief William ]. Flynn of the secret
service, and other government officials
rIn fnTnr1Rn continued
most of the night. In exhaustive de-
tail DR.. Goricar repeated his sensa-
tional charges against foreign diplO-
mats wealthy American fnancierS
and their financial allies.
Il have been working on these eX-
posures for three months" asserted
DR. Goricar before the conference be-
gan. Il have documents and type
written data which would fill three
books I intend to continue my eX-
posures for two reasons-first, be-
cause L am working for Slavic unity;
second, because l think it time the
citizens of the United States were
awakened TO the fact that this propa-
ganda threatens not only their in
teInaI peace, but the very fabric of
their industrial and social life"
Gives List of Names.
Dr. GOricar gave the government
on this list, ne said, are the men back
Of the widespread attempt to destroy
munition plants, place bombs on ships.
force strikes and initiate passport
frauds.
Practically every prominent diplo-
matte representative of the central
powers was named. In addition DR..
Goricar involved a number of New
York bankers and men of wealth well
known in the commercial world.
He furnished, too, the names OF
scores of the 5000 spies he asserts
are operating in this country under
the direction of Capt Boyd, naval
attache, Capt Won Papen, military at
tache of the German embassy, and
Austrian Consul-Gen. Won Nuber.
DR.. GOricar displayed letters writ
ten by German and Austrian diplo-
mats to heads of foreign fraternal or
ders These letters, IL is said, show an
attempt to organize a foreign army
within the borders of the United
States. This army, DR.. Goricar as
serts, was to be at the call of the CEN
trail powers.
The former consul will probably
continue his narrative Tuesday. Many
dozens Of agents Of the department Of