South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-31
GERMAN OFFICER
HELD IN PLOT
Capt. Hans TauSCheT Charged
With Completely in Con-
SpiraCy to Blow up Canal.

NEW YORK. March L. Capt
Hans Tauscher. said 10 be an officer
IN the German navy and reputed 10
be The head OF The Tauscher Arms
CO. OF This city, as well as the Amer
icsn representative OF the Krupp gun
works was arrested here Thursday
by federal authorities on a warrant
charging conspiracy. Capt. Taus-
cher is the husband OF Johanna Cad
ski. the grand opera singer.
The warrant was sworn 20 "on in
formation and belief by William II.
Offiey. a special agent of the depart
ment OF justice The complainant
IN the case also names Alfred A.
Fritzen. who is not yet under arrest.
IL Is charged that Tauscher and F'rit-
zen. on Aug Is, 1914. set on foot a
military enterprise 20 be carried on
from the United States against the
Dominion Of Canada for the purpose
OF destroying or damaging the Wei
land canal The defendants named
are said 90 have had four associates.
Get Big Quantity OF Dynamite.
II also IS alleged that the defend
ants obtained large quantity OF
dynamite and other explosives and
that on or about Sept IA. 1914 all
the defendants except Tauscher lef,
New York carrying the dynamite in
suitcases and proceeded by rail 10
Niagara Falls. Sources Of informa-
ton on which the complaint is based
are kept secret. for the stated reason
that 10 disclose them would be con
trary 20 public policy.
Tauscher was arrested az his Of
flee in this city and taken before
United States Commissioner Haugh-
ton. He entered a plea of not guilty
and was held under a bond Of S25.-
600 for examination on April IS
u. 5. Men Work Year and Half.
The arrest OF Tauscher and the
naming OF Fritzen in the complaint
are said TO have been the direct re-
suit OF the examination by federal
authorities here Of Horst Won Der
Goltz, also known as Bridgeman Tay-
Tor. who arrived Tuesday from Liver
pool on the steamship Finland ac-
companied by a Scotland yard de-
tective The information furnished
by Won Der Goltz. il is said COM
pleted a chain Of Evidence that fed
eral authorities have been welding
against six men for a year and a
half
Other arrests are expected soon.
From representative of the de-
partment Of justice here it was learn
ed Thursday that the plot in which
Tauscher is alleged 20 have been i'm
plicated was the first OF several be-
lieved TO have been originated in the
United States and having the de-
struction Of the Welland canal as
their purpose. In outlining the evil
denOe against Tauscher and his al
legged confederates federal agents
said Thursday that soon after the
war broke out a party Of six men
purchased from one explosive COM
pany I'm this city a quantity Of dyna-
mite.
Garry Dynamite III Trunk.
1'he dynamite was taken by them
at night in a trunk from ship an
chored near Gravesend bay. it is
charged. the launch proceeding 20 a
dock on the Hudson river in Harlem
where the dynamite was unloaded
and taken I'm a cab 10 a boarding
serted. the explosive was filled with
eliminating caps and electrical de-
vices for exploding them. after which
# was packed In six suttcases that
the alleged conspirators took with
them over the New York Central
railroad TO Buffalo and from there
10 Niagara Falls
At this point the journey was in
terrupted for some reason which the
federal officers decline 20 disclose at
present. and the party is said 20
have returned 10 this city with the
dangerous baggage
Plot known Lone Time.
Federal officers declared that de-
tails OF the alleged plot have been
known ever since its failure. and that
evidence against the principals had
been gradually piling up. the missing
details being supplied by Won Der
CiOltz.
A later plan 20 destroy the Wei
land canal. which resulted in the ar
rest and indictment of Paul Koenig,
the officers said had no direct con-
nection with the case now under in
vestigation. Information regarding
Fritzen was withheld. - was said.
however that all six OF the alleged
eonspirators are in the United States.
The identity Of the vessel from
which the dynamite is said 70 have
been taken was not disclosed but Sc
was declared she was not the Ger
man steamer MadgebuTg that for a