The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-28
LARGE SUMS AT
SPIES COMMAND
United States Authorities Prob
Ing Case Of Germans.
$4,000 PAID IN SHORT TIME

IT Is Believed Fay and Associates Are
Mere Pswns in Larger Conspiracy
Accused Men Held in $4,000 Ball
<. NJ. Breitung's Nephew is Want
ed.
New Yorw, Oct. 2S.-In the search
OF the federal authorities for the foun-
tain head of the cash and the directing
impulse believed to be behind the
movement in this country to harass
the allies purchases OF ammunition
and other war supplies, Lieutenant
Robert Fay, Max Brietung, Walter E.
Scholz and others, accused of conspir-
ing to destroy munition carrying ships,
were regarded as mere paWns in a
vast campaign The large sums OF
money, aggregating $4,000 they have
spent strongly indicates this.
The stories of Lieutenant Fay and
Scholz i'll which they confess to max
ing mines for the disabling Of the al
lies ships, sailing from this port, were
believed only to limited extent. The
federal authorities believe Fay and
Scholz are conceaIing many important
facts about their activities. They also
believe that the glibness and the ap-
parent frankness of the two men are
artfuSruses for the purpose of detract-
ing the secret service and the police
from many other ACTIVITIES in which the
prisoners have been engaged.
Fay and Scholz Held.
New York, Oct. 28.--Robert Fay and
w. l.. Scholz were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Houghton
In the bomb plot hearing. On their
plea that they had no funds with
which to employ counsel, the commits
Bioner postponed their hearing until
Nov 4. The men were held in bonds OF
S25, 900 each.
Breitung EIudes u. S. sIeuths.
New York, Oct. 2S.-Max Breitung,
nephew Of Il. N. Breitung, q wealthy
mine owner, whose home is at Mar
guette, Mich, will be placed under
arrest in connection with the alleged
conspiracy Of German agents to blow
Bp ships carrying munitions of war
across the Atlantic, on his arrival here
rom Chicago. The Breitungs are well
Known in New York and Chicago.
Nephew of Michigan Capitalist.
Chicago, Oct. 2s.--United States
secret service agents sent to the STRAIT
lord Hotel to question Max Breitung,
nephew Of e. N. Breitung of New
York, concerning the alleged conspir-
ICY of German agents to blow up ships
bearing munitions Of war across the
Atlantic arrived too late to carry out
heir plans
Coincident with the visit of the de-
ectives to the Stratford was the state.
ment Of 70. n Breitung at his home in
Marquette, Mich, that his nephew
might be the man wanted by the gov
eminent. During the day the local gov
eminent secret service agents denied
hey had been requested to search Chi
sago FOR Breltung. AT the Stratford
hotel it was first said that Breitung
had checked out last Saturday. Later
t was admitted he had left shortly be-
lore the visit of the detectives.
Would Bride Russ Sea Captains.
In a new confession, say federal au-
horities, Fay added that his mission,
besides placing bombs on propellers
or rudders of ships, was to endeavor
10 bride the commanders of Russian
Tessels.
The plan Fay was to endeavor to
carry through, he said, was in induce
A Russian commander to run cargo
Of copper into German port, where
large sum of money was to be paid
TO the Russian traitor to his own
cause.