New-York tribune., 1915-10-30
FUND TO DESTROY
WAR PLANTS HERE
GUIDED BY BERLIN
Government Trails Local
DiSburSing Agent Who
Supplied Fay.

Every dollar spent IN the plan 20
blow IN the Allies munition ships and
factories here was directly authorized
by responsible officials in Germany. ac
cording TO discoveries made YESTERDAY
by the Federal authorities.
or course. somebody was the dis
bursing agent in This country. The De
partment Of Justice has information OF
this mans IDENTIFY. but it is not def
mite enough YET TO warrant an arrest.
he money employed here 10 enable
Robert Fay and Walter Sholz 20 buy
explosives and prepare bombs passed
through several hands before il reached
them. II IS even believed that the ex-
ploslves were bought by persons un-
known 10 Fay and Sholz and expressed
70 the latter after IL had been under
stood that they would receive the stuff
under these circumstances.
There is not the slightest doubt in
official circle that Fay. Sholz and
raeche are unimportant figures in the
case. Max Brcitung and Herberl
kienzle loom larger. but are not OF the
size that German cons spiracy could
see for the leadership in an undertak-
'nC Of this character. They had and
have the enthusiasm for German sue
cess in the war that justified their Sc
lection for patriotic endeavor. but IT
was necessary 70 denote a person OF
greater influence and wealth TO the
direction Of their energies.
Effort is being turned not only 20
the question OF who turned over the
money for this purpose. but TO how
closely the attempts. successful and
unsuccessful. 20 dynamite ships and
munition factories in this country were
associated with the men under arrest
and those under suspicion.
II. Snowden Marshall, United States
District Attorney. will have a confer
cnce here to day with Charles Warren,
Assistant United States Attorney Gen
eral. who left Washington late last
night. Mr.. Narren's activity verites
the report that grounds existed for an
investigation Of possible neutrality vio-
lationS.s2
The possible connection OF Franz
Holt. alias Muenter. who shot J. p.
Morgan and committed suicide, with the
numerous strange dynamlting cases Is
engaging the attention OF the authori-
ties. but the operations of suspected
German agents in this country were so
well conducted that the prosecuting
officials are not very confident Of find
ing the links.
Investigating government officials
said Yesterday il was their belief that
the money on this siGe OF the water
was handled only by persons who We're
Intimately associated
"lt would have been stupid" one man
said. "to have intrusted this end Of
the conspiracy TO any one outside OF a
closely connected group"
That there will be no further arrests
in the case for some time is assured,
unless some of the men now under ar
rest tell more than they have told.
Those who have talked have tried 20
make il appear that their work here
was not as definitely directed from
abroad as circumstances would indl-
cate.
Even Fay. in his admissions that his
coming 10 this country was provoked
by a letter written BY kienzle 20
Kienyle's father, in Cologne. refuses 70
admit that the German Secret Service
as a body knew Of his plans. He would
have IL appear that when he was shown
Kienzle's letter and told to memorize
IL that was 20 insure an acquaintance
with Kienzle that would induce nothing
more than harmless friendly relations.
II has not vet been learned how Fay
spent the $4,000 that he says he used
up since last April, when he arrived
here. lie could not have employed II
exclusively in purchasing explosives II
the story he tells about the extent OF
his experiments Is true. Though he
was inclined 70 give certain amount
OF his time 10 the pursuit OF gayety. his
explanation of activity IN that direc-
tion would be satisfactory only with
the additional claim that he had been
trimmed b. wirctappers.