Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

federal indictments, thirty-two charg-
ing violation of American neutrality,
directed against high German officials
here. the Turkish consul general and
steamship agents, and twenty seven
against immigration officials in con-
nection with the attempted smuggling
Of eighty-six Chinese into the United
States last November from the Pacific
Mail steamer Mongolia, were in possess
sion today of the United States district
attorneys office. It was said they
would be returned in open court to-
morrow when arrests would follow.
The indictments against German
consular officials, which include Hans
Bopp the consul general, were voted
late yesterday by the federal grand
jury as a result Of the nation wide in
vestigation by the department of JUS
tice into bomb plots and neutrality vio-
lations which involved shipments Of
munitions of war to the allied govern
ments and the furnishing Of coal and
supplies to German warships in the
Pacific.
The indictments are the first the
government has attempted to obtain
against official representatives of any
foreign power in connection with its
efforts to curtail the activities Of per-
sons engaged in the alleged plots.
Wholesale Traffic in Contraband.
The indictments voted against immi-
grafton. officials and steamship men fol-
lowed an inquiry into reports that a
Wholesale traffic IN contraband aliens
Sxt~
steamship officers
- United State District Attorney j. w.
Preston said that w. f. 'Boyce, assist
ant United States immigration com
missioner; four immigration inspectors,
w. H. Thornley,, customs house broker;
NJ. H. Hunt, Robert Paul, J. j., Rich
ards. w. S. Scott, officers Of the Mon
golia, as well as fifteen Chinese were
among those indicted.
While the indictments against the
consular officials were not expected
here, some surprise was manifested to-
day over the large number of true bills
which indicated, it was said, that the
government had completed the San
Francisco investigation Of the conspir-
acy plots. .a
Cover Wide Field.
against whom indictments were voted:
Franz Bopp, consul general Baron
e. H. Won Setback. vice consul for Ger
many; H. w. f. Kaufman, chancellor
Ifor the German consulate: Maurice H.
Hall. consul general for Turkey: Fred
eriek> Jebsen, former owner Ct the
steamer Mazatlan: Johannes n. Van
koolbergen, alleged agent for the Ger
IN. nhr T,,I,
child. wholesale grocers: George and
James Flood. steamship agents, and
Robert Capelle, general agent of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany.
Investigation Of Wide Scope.
The broadness of the government S
proposed prosecution of alleged Ger
man bomb and shipping plots. involv
Ing German consular officials, ship
owners, agents and sellers of supplies
was shown today as details of indict-
ments voted against thirty-two men
and firms became known.
Even the little barkentine retriever
tied to her wharf in the bay was in
volved because of an alleged contem-
plated trip to coal German warships
off the heads more than year ago, in
the guise of motion picture expedi-
ton. ...
Perils Of the deep, 1T was given out
were to be portrayed as never before
with the retriever figuring therein, in
front OF camera. Investigation by
government agents brought the report
to the district attorneys office that the
retriever was full of coal
John w. Preston, United States dis
trict attorney. worn out by the work OF
the neutrality investigation, was taken
from his toffiue to-day to a hospital
This was deemed necessary by his ply
sician. He had a high temperature.