The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-27
Bomb Compact Most Serious of
All War Time.
Max Breitung, Fifth Man in
Plot, Is Taken.
RICH KINSMAN To RESCUE
s'Brains" of Death Syndicate
Out on Bond.
Startling Revelations Expected
Soon in Dynamite Case.
REIGN OF TERROR PLANNED
Eo- CaI,0Iu onG nnaahn Tan
REIGN OF TERROR PLANNED
Fay, SchoIz and Daeche Lam
guish in Jail.
Broker for Death Syndicate
Tells of Explosives.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Grand
jury criminal proceedings in
New York will precede an inter-
national development, state de-
partment officials explained
today, in the bomb conspiracy
involving Robert Fay, alleged
German army lieutenant and his
confederates.
Fifth Man Gives Up.
New York, Oct. 27.-Max Breitung,
the fifth man named in the con-
spiracy which detectives allege was
formed for the purpose of destroying
ships laden with war munitions for the
allies, surrendered today to the au-
thorities. He appeared before United
States Commissioner Houghton. ac-
companied by counsel, and after the
geveFnm ent- complaint had been read
to him, he was held in $4,000 bail for
further hearing next week.
Breitung, who is a relative of Ed
ward N. Breitung, banker of this city
and Marquette, Mich, furnished BOND
and was released.
Lieut. Robert Fay, Walter L. Scholz,
Paul Daeche and DIR. Herbert kienzle,
charged with being co-conspiratorS
with Breitung, were still held in jail
next week.
Federal secret service agents under
the direction of William j. Flynn, to
day continued investigation of the
stories told by Lieut., Robert Fay, and
others, alleged to be concerned in
the plot to blow up war munitions
vessels or supply plants in America.
1t was reported today that after
Breitung had been taken into custody
of the federal authorities, they would
make further disclosures indicating
the conspiracy was the most serious
plot uncovered in this country since
the war began.
Acting Under Superiors.
None of the federal officials would
admit that any persons higher up in
the conspiracy We're sought, despite
reports that Fay and Walter Scholz
were acting under the direction of
superiors Paul Sieb. who has been
living in New York under the name of
Karl F. Opegaarde, since last Febru-
ary, and who acted as a broker in the
sale of some of the explosives to Fay,
is quoted today as saying that two
months ago Max Breitung asked lin
to buy $50 pounds of potash chlorate-
Sieb said he sold the chemical to
Breitung for $40. Two weeks ago.
he said, DR.. Herbert kienzle asked
him to buy 100 pounds of trinitroto-
luol for Fay and that DIR. Kienzle in
troduced him to Fay. He said that he
expected twenty five pounds of the
chemical and sold it to Fay.
To Blow Up something"
Fay admitted he wanted to blow
up something" said Sieb, but he did
not mention destroying ships at sea.
He said he wanted to blow up the
main chemical plant in this country
which was supplying certain acid to
the manufacturers of high explosive
shells. He said they would go to this
plant at night when no one would be
there and so no lives would be lost. 1
hot "a ST.
told for my benefit
The plot became known to authori-
ties when the man from whom Sieb
bought his chemicals reported the
purchases of explosives to the French
naval attache here and he in turn no
titled the police.