New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20

who is alleged 20 have supplied the
chemicals 10 the German bomb makers
on the informed German liners in this
harbor.
That employees Of the German En-
bassy supplied DR.. Scheele with money
10 escape the United States Secret Ser
vice agents within the last week;
That Captain Won Papen, the recalled
German military attache who preceded
Won lgel as head of the German secret
service here. was the originator of the
plot to blow up the Welland Canal;
That Captain Hans TaLscher. Amer
can representative Of the Krupps and
husband Of Nine. Gadski. now under in
dictment for cOnsplring 10 blow up the
Welland Canal. was one Of the most
active agents of the Fatherland in this
country;
That prominent German and German
American bankers and business and
professional men, whose names are
strange 70 the readers OF the activities
OF the German agents in this country,
are part and parcel OF countrywide
spy system.
Fresh Indictments Expected.
These documents reveal many other
important details Of the German prop
uganda, details that the government
agents are guarding with great secrecy.
Some Of these jealousy guarded de
tails were confded to the Federal
Grand Jury yesterday, and rs a result,
fresh indictments against German
agents may be expected within a fort
night. Some Of the indictments will be
against men who have not yet been
indicted while others will be against
men already under indictment.
TT~f4oI
Wood. who presented evidence to the
Federal Grand Jury yesterday, would
not reveal the nature Of the testimony.
That il was in connection with Tues
days raid on Won lgel's Office he would
not deny.
Papers seized in the raid were
brought into the grand Jury room by
Nh Wood and George Storck, spe-
ciel agent Of the Department of Jus
tie, who participated in the raid. An
o,her witness was a plumber in Ho-
boken. who sold lead pipe used by
the German bomb makers on the in
tened German steamships for making
Internal machines.
But the grand jury proceedings we're
only a minor part of the days work
of the Federal officials yesterday. Most
of the day was given over to telegraphic
and telephone communication with
Washington on the Won Igel arrest,
which has developed into the dignity
OF an international affair.
Igel Not Immune. Is Belief.
After Ambassador Won Bernstorfr
called personally on Secretary of State
Lansing yesterday TO make fresh de
mands for Won Igel's release and the
return of the seized papers the wires
between Washington and this city
buzzed for an hour. 81 the end United
States Attorney Marshall said:
This office will proceed against Won
Icel Just az against any other indi-
vidual indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury in this jurisdiction. | know of
nothing that renders Won 1gel immune
from prosecution. SO far as ] know
the State Department never recognized
Won Igel as a member of the German
Ambas sador's official family, so that
/ therefore he is subject 70 the laws OF
/ this country"
/ Federal officials here contend that
even though Won Igel is a recognized
and accredited secretary CT the German
Embassy ne would be still liable for
prosecution by this government for any
crime committed by him prior to his
/ indictment against him charges that
/ the conspiracy to blow UP the Welland
Canal was of September, 1914, fourteen
months before the German Embassy
sent Won Igels name to the State De-
partment-
As to the documents which Count Won
Bernstorff demands be returned. AS,
sistant United States Attorney Wood
said yesterday: ~.
"In my opinion, no court or other
body Of competent jurisdiction VIII
hold that papers passing between ma,
viduals- papers which are part and
parcel Of q criminal act-are conhden-
/ tial diplomatic correspondence
And speaking Of these same docu,,
ments another high Federal ofhciai
said:
at would be terrible insult to the
d German Embassy TO describe some OF
the papers seized in Won lgels office as
official German diplomatic correspond
encc."
Code Secret in Documents.
What concerned Ambassador yon
Bernstorf mostly we're some cipher
messages which, he told officials IN
Washington, if studied, reveal the Sc
cret German diplomatic code.
But all these papers, whether IN code
or high German, will be held By the
Federal authorities here-at least, Tor
the present.
Ambassador Won Bernstorf's repre-