Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14
FOREIGN ENJOYS
MAY Be INVOLVED
Inner Workings of Gigantic Ar
son and Bomb Plots Known
to Authorities.
IN SHAPE FOR GRAND JURY
When President Gives Word,
Proceedings to Reveal Men
Higher Up" Will Start.
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lSpecial TO The Times Dispatch.
NEW YORK, November I3.-The in
ner workings Of the gigantic arson and
bomb plots will be exposed TO the pub
lie gaze as soon as President Wilson
gives the word
United states District Attorney II.
Snowdcn Marshall and William j.
Flynn. chief of the Secret Service, hur-
ried TO Washington to-day. Their mis-
sion. il was learned on the highest
authority, was TO inform Secretary OF
state Lansing. Attorney-Gcneral Greg
ory and other advisers of the Presi
dent:
First. That they know the men
hiEher up IN the antiallies' con-
spiracies hatched on American soil
Second. Thnt mass of evidence ha s
oeen accumulated against these men.
Ihird. That tho evidence is in shape
10 present to Federal grand jury, with
convictions almost a certainty
II the President gives the word to
proceed. /, is considered certain that
not less than three-perhaps a dozen
diplomatic representatives Of foreign
governments can be criminally in
volved
ALMOST COMPLETE DATA
On IDENTITY OF MEN
The government at present has
almost complete data bearing upon the
Identity of the men financially respon-
sible for the startling series of fires in
munition plants and bombs aboa rd
ship.
Legal evidence" has been obtained
against At least -four men OF wealth
in this city. The four alleged bag
men" arc:
millionaire steamship man with
huge commercial interests in America.
\ prominent banker with strong 40 .
cial and financial affiliations with one
Of the central powers
The prcsidcn. of company which
has made millions ont Of It's exclusive
rights TO mechanical patent
wealthy American financially in
relations with one OF the most power-
ful banks In Europes..-~
IAN amazing story of intrigue with
thousands OF cross currents" was tho
comment to-day OF Federal official
cognizant Of the material in the hands
OF the government.
MAY RESULT IN RECALL.
OF FOREIGN DIPLOMAT
The surface Of the story NAV be
scratched next week at the trial or
the officers and employees of the Ham
burg American Line. The name OF n
high foreign diplomat may be brought
out in damaging fashion at the trial.
The story Of this mans connection with
one phase OF the foreign propaganda
may be sufficient TO cause the govern
ment Iis racnll,,
The Hamburg case will be called on
Monday in the criminal branch of tho
Federal District Court before Judge
Howe. The trial will commence prob
ably on Thursday. The steamship men
are under indictment for technical yio
iations OF the customs regulations. 1t
is alleged by the government tina, they
secretly furnished German commerce.
destroying warships with supplies
Most prominent OF the defendants is
Carl Buenz. Mr.. Buenz was formerly
German consul in New York. He is
now resident director OF the Hamburg
American Line. The other defendants
are Otto Hackmeister George Knotter,
Walter Poppenhaus and Felix Fessner.
Fessner is still at large. The others
are at liberty OH $1,000 bail
JEROME TO RE AMONG
DEFENDANTS WYEItS
William Travers Jerome will be
among the defendants lawyers.
Mr.. Marshall expected o-day to dis
cuss this case with the Attornev-Gen-
eral. lie expected. too, to discuss with
Mr.. Lansing new violations of the neu-
tral!ty laws These involve diplomatic
agents OF foreign governments
The Goricar charges il was rumored
about the Federal Building. were also
scheduled 80 discussion.