Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-27

manner that after several days two
hammers we're released TO strike rifle
cartridges and ignite high explosives.
So large was the charge OF high explo-
sive in the mine that had the plot sue
ceeded, experts say. the ship would
have been absolutely destroyed. The
concussion caused by the explosion OF
the mine would also have detonated
the ammunition which the ship was
scheduled to carry.
Sensational Trial Expected.
When the defendants are put on trial
by Mr.. Knox and the evidence gathered
by Chief Flynn is produced 1t is pre-
dicted that one of the most dramatic
and sensational court scenes will be
enacted. Never in the history of Grim
inal cases have such wonderfully scien-
tific and such deadly Instruments been
presented before a jury in a courtroom.
From the facts already developed and
from statements made by Lieutenant
Fay himself 1t is safe to assert that the
whole case will point directly to the
important fact that authorization for
the plans partly but not fully develop
ed by the chief conspirator came from
the German general war staff.
Right in New York also Is the office
in which was received information con-
corning the concentration and training
of troops, the shipment of supplies and
the manufacture of war materials in
Canada. Right here also were the de-
tails worked out for the destruction of
the Welland canal, running around
/ Niagara Falls on the Canadian side
This canal is of great Importance for
the transportation of grain and other
supplies for the allies troops at the
front.
| Furthermore, plans were matured in
New York-fer the destruction of Can
adam railroads. for the German war
, staff was informed at one time that
troops were to be shipped through Can
ada from England on the way to the
Russian frontier to participate in the
eastern theater of war. The Germans
also were informed that the Canadian
roads were to be used not only for the
+carryng of materials eastward for
shipment to England. but also for the
despatching OF enormous supplies west
ward by the way of Siberia for the
Russian soldiers.
Tracing of Checks.
In all this plotting there has figured
one or two men connected with the
German government. Payments OF
money by these men have been estab-
lished through the tracing of checks
and through the statements of per-
sons concerned in the conspiracies
! Furthermore, many men have been ar
rested and were prepared to fight their
cases until they realized that the evil
dence pointed to men higher up, men
connected with the German govern
ment. Almost Immediately they have
ceased their fight, have made confess
sions insisting that they alone We're
concerned and thus ended. so far as
they could. any further probing.
! While German agents have been plot
ting to prevent the allies from getting
supplies from this country they also
have been working various ruses to get
food, raw products and war goods into
| Germany. Ships have been purchased
and huge supplies have been bought for
shipment to neutral countries in neu-
| trail vessels with the aim of transship-
ment to the fatherland. The efforts of
German agents to smuggle copper and
rubber into Germany have been varied
and SO expensive as to indicate that
there is urgent demand for those two
products in Germany.
| when Edward Weber, n cousin Of AL
| bert Weber, who is a director in the
Deut5che Bank in Berlin, was arrested
recently with several others on
charge of conspring to export raw
rubber as persoI | baggage it was es-
timated by government official that
| the rubber would have reached Ger
many ut IL times the cost of the pur-
chase here. Furthermore. it was as
serted that Weber was sent to this
! country by the German government to
arrange for the shipment OF rubber
| In the Solomon case. prosecuted in
New York, Germans packed rubber in
resin barrels for shipment via Italy to
Germany.
From other sources II ha been learn
ed that Germans concealed pulverized
rubber in cocoanuts and shipped loads
of it to Holland for transportation to
Germany; that pulverized rubber was
mixed with fertilizer md sent in ship
loads to Holland. The cunning game.
however, was finally stopped by the
British.
Cigarette Cases Of Copper
German agents also manufactured
cigarette cases out or copper and gave
the articles the appearance of gold.
Thousands of them were sent to Ger
many as gifts Thousands of packages
of copper safety pins also have been
manufactured for shipment by parcel
post to the fatherland
In all these various projects millions
of dollars have been spent. one man
alone is known TO have spent SIS. 000,-
( 0@. Another man is said to have had
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