The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-26
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ing a high explosive for the purpoose
of blowing up a ship nthe Jurlsulc,
ton of the United states ChIeS
states Marshal Kavanaugh' Wno .i go
the charge, did not go into oeIaii 0oiA
corning the additional charge
To Strike at Chemical WORKS
Chief Flynn said today he was IN
nossession of information when snow
ed Fay had told a man named veg
the proper way to stop the snlpIIIene
of munitions to the allies was TO pIoW
m the chemical works He explained
that it was useless to try to ploW up
shell and powder works, because Inose
plants could make repairs ehsHy cIi
the worst damage that could pc ooie
them would delay them oniy We
or so. If the chemical plants were az
tackled thew would be at the FOUNTAIN
head and repairs could not be QUICKLY
made. a;,,,
Fav had also, the chief said, r1dlcui-
ed some of the bombs found On va
rious ships in the harpor anu 10
clared they were nc good ana ILL.,
nv amateurs Joke bombs, ne termed
them. He said they would GO no Ell
According to the chief, Fay asserted
that when he left Holland for amer
20 ~, the Rotterdam he carried let
ter to a high official, but on the IirsI
dav out he destroyed 1t, rearing ne
might be searched and the leeI 1s
fol1nd Chief Flynn, when askeu II nc
believed Captain Boy-Eo aic 20 1a-
Won Papen had been implicated, re-
nIied that Fay absolved them from
all participation. >,o,,,
York, shortly after noon. trey were
taken to the office of Ch1et Flyhn a. q.
the BATTERY, where it is understood
tho, were again questioned. Arrange
ments were made to keep them there
till their arraignmept at p. III: oe-
fore United States Commissioner
Houghton.
Four Men Under Arrest
arrest in the alleged conspiracy
0r German agents to blow up
war munitions ships sailing from
American ports, secret service dsSllo
TODAY searched for a fifth man. MAJ
Breitung, described as secretary ana
treasurer OF the Oh wen supply Nm
pany of this city.
IT was charged in the complaint
filed with a United States commis-
sioner by W. j. Flynn, dlrector OF tne
secret service, that Breitung had taken
mart with the others in a conspiracy
to despoiI the owners of a vessel OF
money, goods or merchandise. 1t was
specifically set forth that Breltuns
paid for quantities OF potash Iouno py
detectives who raided the rooms OF
other alleged conspiratorS In wee
hawken and Hoboken, n. ].
Vigorous Protest to Berlin.
Washington, Oct EFF the state
department determines that Robert
Fay is telling the truth in his story to
the New York police of how ne, a
lieutenant in the Germany army, was
sent to this country by the German
secret service for the purpose or CHS
abling by explosives steamships lea az
matter probably will be made the sub
iect of vigorous representations TO the
German government state depart
ment officials were much interested
TODAY in press accounts of the con-
! fession said to nave been made tC
Police Commissioner Woods and It was
said that a report on the case was eX'
pected soon from agents of the secre
| service who assisted in arreStlng + a0
/ and his alleged accompl1ceS-
The American government, the OIL
Gals said, would regard such an actor
as FAY attributes to the German secre
service as an offense against the
United States of grave character.
1t was explained, however, that no
enough was known of the matter of
| ficially to hazard a presumption re
| garding the form any representation
| which might be made would take A
To CAPTAIN Boy-Ed and Captain Vol
| Panen. of the German embassy, it wa
said that if Fay told the truth IN nj
| socalled confession, no blame coult
| attach to them. Fay is quoted as hav
! ing said that Captain Boy-Ed ana Vol
| Papen. when approached by him, re
fused to have anything to do with hi
scheme and advised against it.
All the information in the hands Q
the state department has led official
| TO believe that no action toward prose
cutting Fay and his alleged cocoon
| spirators could be taken by the fed
eral authorities. In fact, it was point
ed out the government might appea
more in the nature of defender tina
prosecutor when the men came to trie
in the New York or New Jersey court:
for the reason that it is bound to Sc
that all rights of Fay, aS subject @