The Washington times., 1915-10-25
GERMANS BLAMED
FOR BIG BOMB PLOT
Three Men, Arrested In Jersey,
Accused Of Plan to Wreck
Ships and Factories.
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rest Of Schlotz and Fay while they were
testing explosives yesterday.
The police refused to disclose COM
pletc results Of their preliminary in
restigation. 1t was learned this after
far has connected Fay, his brother-in-
law. or Deachc. with the dynamiting
plots of Frank Holt" the university
professor. who shot J. p. Morgan and
attempted to blow up the National
Capitol.
Ray told newspapermen he obtained
his education by correspondence
course from Armour Institute. Chicago.
As lieutenant In the Prussian infan-
try. he said. he saw the terrible. havoc
Champagne region. end determined to
stop the slaughter as much as possible
by attempting to prevent big ships from
seavinc New York harbor. He revealed
his plans to his colonel he said was
Granted a leave Of absence. and came
to the United States In April.
. Roth Against Plan.
The secret service arranged for my
passage, leaving It to the German mill
tary authorities IN the United States
whether or not they considered 1t ad-
visable for me to make use OF these de-
ices In America. Arriving here In
April. I saw Captain Won Papen and
Captain Boy-Ed. both Of whom declined
strongly to make any use OF these de-
vices in the United States. ] had no
further communication with them"
Scholtz Is said to have come to this
country a year ago. and to have taken
out first citizenship papers, but IS de-
clared to be a German reservist.
Daeche, the man arrested today, tho
police declared made damaging adj
missions. connecting him up with the
operations Of Fay and Scholtz. He
was also lodged in Jail without bond,
and will be given a hearing tomor-
row.
Daeche, according to the police, has
been in this country since 1912. HG
is graduate Of Cologne University.
The police said Daechc told them he
came to New Jersey to investigat"
factories which were alleged to he
making dun dunn bullets for the al
evidence he planned to make n for
nal complaint to Washington.
Dacche roomed with his uncle In Jcr-
fsste SS Shs Sn1 police hs lated Sss at Dsschs
room about 4 q: M. telling him Far
was seriously Ill and wanted to s.c
him. When Daeche came from the
house nc was quickly hustled to jail,
der.
Two Trunks Found.
In a IIoboken storage houCe the
police today found two trunks which
are believed to have belonged to Fay.
They were filled with copper wires
and intricate machinery. which the
police declare might be used in
making bombs. There were also
numerous old letters and docu-
ments. written in German, In the
trunks. A revolver and box OF
cartridges were also found. The let .
Tors were sent to Now York for
translation.
After Rays and scholtz's rcaues,
was granted. both of the al.
legged antl-British conspirators were
returned to jail without bond. II
was expected the men would be turned
over to the Federal authorities, bu,
tho formal arrGignment was put owe,
and they will be brought into court
GEain tomorrow.
Quantities of explosives. r motorboat
and IN automobile. the property OF
Fay and Scholtz. are in the hands OF the
authorities today. The Secret Service
men and police have as yet made nc
formal statement indicating they be
Frank Holt" the assailant OF J. p
Morgan. hinted he had in his bomb
planting operations. but both Fay ant
ScholtE will be questioned closely alonl
this line.
The most concrete evidence the au
thorities secured against the men wal
thcir equipment. Among their effect!
were:
A chart Of New York harbor.
showing locations of all steamship
piers
Two hundred pomb cylinders.
Twenty-Five pounds Of tri-nitratc Of
toluol.
Twenty-Five sticks Of dynamite.
Four hundred percussion caps.
Fivo ingenious mines. each capable
NJ blowing a liner to pieces. with
time clock attachments.
Two automatic revolvers and sew
eral knives.
Significant Find.
Tho motor boat and automobile wer
regarded by the police as signifcan,
In the former. the police belteve tn
men ranged up and down the rive
poking in between liners and probabl
uettinR data on the big munitions
carrying liners for use later.
Since spring. fourteen large liner
have been found to have bombs o
other explosives concealed In thei
holds after putting to sea. or these
the Touraine was barely able to reac
In the same length Of time. ther
have been ten mysterious explosion
in powder and munittons plants scat
tered throughout the East. Six
these have been in the du Pont worl
al firaney's point and Haskell. ". J.
The arrests ended q trail which hs
been followed by the "combustibl
nolico" for two months.