Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-28
LAIE WAR NEWS

mile front SO miles inside the Serbian
border, along the line of the Belgrade
Constantinopie railroad and the Nor
ava river.
The Bulgarians have crossed thc
'esTiiok river en- route to a junction
with the Austro- G ermans in mother.
eastern Serbia
Nish has claimed that the Bulgar-
ians there have been repulsed.
the Germans have occupied the
mountain passes northwest of Ub.
Solanika reports that the Bulgar-
ian offensive at Veles has been brol.-
Ell.
A French force has united with the
Serbians at Krivolak and smashed
the Bulgarian left wing.
The gains of the Teutons in Serbia
have been offset by their losses i'll
Russia and on the Italian front.
The French have captured the sec
ond line trenches north of Mesnil.
VENICE. Italy, Oct, 25.-Austrian
aeroplanes bombed and damaged the
StralZl cnurcn last nSnt-
Several other buildings were sci
on fire, but the damage was slight
There were no casualties.
WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey, Oct.
25.-Robert Fay and Walter Scholtz
requested and were given days
postponment of their preliminary
hearing in order to secure counsel.
They were arraigned in the magis-
trate's court on the charge of set
ting ten explosions in American mu-
milton plants since early spring.
Paul Dache, "a, arrested in Jersey
City, admitted that he was connect
ed with the pair.
Dachc arrived from Germany three
years ago. Fay is an alleged lieu
tenant in the German army and
Scholtz is a German reservist.
Among the effects of the trio wher
they We're arrested were found the
following evidences of their unlaw-
ful actions:
A chart of New York harbor, tive
lNtlikN -ilNt
pounds of trinitrate of toutol, twenty
five sticks of dynamite, four hundred
percussion caps, five ingenious mines.
each capable of blowing liner to
pieces, two automatic revolvers, sew
eral knives a motor boat and an auto
mobile, the latter two presumably fol
getting data on the sailings and ar
rivals of liners.
The police are now trying to learr
nether or not they were connectef
with Frank Holt, the assailant of ].
p. Morgan, who committed suicied
by leaping from the window of hi
cell after being arrested some months
ago.
Fay gave out a statement following
the arraienment of the t,io in which
he admitted that he came to America
in April to stop the munition ship
ments to the allies after seeing the
terrible havoc of the French artillery
in the Champagne district.
"The German government arranged
for my passage to America after
relieving me of duty in the 10th Prus-
sian infantry" said Fay. 81 saw Won
Papen and Boyed, both of whom
strongly declined to aid me. had
no further communication with them"
He declared they did not object to
his using a mine of his own invention
in Canadian waters. He planned to
attach the mine to munition liners,
1t was so constructed that when the
water entered the mine and encount-
cred the acid in the mine it would
cause terrific explosian.
He declared he had not executed
any plots against American munition
plants as it would have been folly as
any damage done to them would have
been easily repaired.
He said that Scholtz was his
brother-in-aw and the only man
working with him.
81 realized the chances | was tax
ing" he said, 'but was working for
the fatherland and ready to take the
consequences"
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct, 20
Concealing the real purpose of his Wis
it by the statement that it concern
ed labor legislation, Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor today laid before
President Wilson the details Of new
and gigantic plot of German agents
in America to tie up munition plants
through strikes.
He also gave the president informa-
tion on the Fay conspiracy.
Mr.. Gompers said he told Presi-
dent Wilson that labor would ask
the coming congress for legislation