The Washington herald., 1917-08-09
WHOLESALE MURDER STOPPEB
Bread Ineinersted.

Bread Incinerstet.
The deadly poison, the nature OF
which has not been revealed. was
placed In bread rations specially pre-
pared Tor the command while en- route
TO secret destination somewhere In
America" Upon the discovery OF
poison In the bread ration. consist
ing OF GOO losves, weighing two
POUNDS and half each. or a total Of
ls.oo pounds Of wheat bread orders
were issued by the comrnandins Of
hcers Of the engineering corps for its
immediate destruction.
The poisoned bread was incsnersted
In the big army ovens In which the
ration had been baked, every vestirs
Of the bread being destroyed, thus re-
moving any danger Of members Of the
regiment from getting hold OF a piece
of the poisoned bread through mistake.
News that this large quantity Of
army bread rations for the reei-
ment called into active service, and
already ordered away from their
washington quarters, had been pol
soned. has been carefully guarded
Yesterday. however. a representative
OF The Washington Herald learned
every detail from a man on the in
side at the Washington Barracks who
knew all the facts
This man said that the discovery OF
the poisoned bread had convinced Of
ncials there were secret agents Of the
German government either in or near
the barracks and they had learned
that the regiment Of the Engf-
neerins Corps was 70. move and thai a
Dig bread ration was TO be baked up
for the trip and being in possession OF
that vital information had formed the
conspiracy 70 place a deadly poison
In the bread
That the plot was carried 50 fsr al
e. vetting the poison In the bread q
e. ence also conclusive. The big
ltesd l'4tion Of s.oe0 loaves was de-
stroyed by order OF the commander Of
the corps practically only on the eve
Of the departure OF the regiment.
Another similar ration had 70 be
baked under emergency orders 70 meet
the situation. 1t was stated from the
same source OF information that the
officers and members OF the Engineer
ing Corps were naturally. highly IN
dignant at this attempt to poison
them BY friends Of Germany.
Search fer Miseresntk-
II is understood that the War De-
psrtment. Secret Service agents and
Department OF Justice men are moving
heaven and earth. so 10 speak.
TO solve the mystery and run down
the men who had planned TO poison
the members Of this command.
IF these scoundrels are caught"
said a well-known army oficer. this
government should make an example
Of them by placing them against a
wall before a firing squad and shoot
them into their dishonored graves. an
example to all spies and conspirators
against this government"
The middle OF last week when Il
became known at the Washington
Barracks that the Corps OF Engi-
neers was to move the comrnissary
department got busy. The corps
OF bakers proceeded. in addition 70
the daily supply of bread. 20 bake
up a ten days bread ration. consist
ing OF 5000 loaves for use while
moving.
The command consists Of many
men. The fact that the bread had
been poisoned was discovered days
ago.
Samples OF the poisoned bread have
been placed in the hands Of govern
ment experts for analysis 20 deter
mine the nature OF the poison used.
The discovery of this wholesale plot
Of murder by poison viii result In
the government maintaining riGd
watch on the food of the soldiers at
all camps