Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-29
Evidence Produced to Show
That the REASONABLE Pro
gram Was Financed by
the Germans.
William D. Haywood Held
Under Heavy Bond Mem
bership of Organization
Found to Be More Than
Quarter of a Million.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Indictment OF 166
officials and members of the I. w. W.
late yesterday followed by the arrest
Of at least so here, is only a begin
ming in the governments campaign to
wipe out sedition and disioyalty fed =
erai officials declared today
Evidence obtained in the nationwide
raids on |. w. w. headquarters early
this month on which the indictments
were based, is alleged to have revealed
the existence of a conspiracy with
ramifications extending into every
state, with Chicago as its center.
ARRESTS IN OTHER CITIES.
United States District Attorney
Clyne stated today that so arrests
had been made In cities outside of
Chicago
Clyne said the government had
learned the membership of the I. w. w.
in this country was between 100000
and 100000 a much larger estimate
than had previously been made.
Letters and cancelled checks are
said to show that German money was
employed largely in financing the con-
spiracy, mainly through Austrian
members OF the organization.
Mon seized in the two raids on l..
w. w. headquarters after the indict-
ments were obtained were quizzed by
government agents in the federal build
ing at intervals throughout the night.
BIG ONES ESCAPE.
The international headquarters of
the ]. w. w. here was planted" with
small fry" in anticipation of yester-
days raid. with the result that many
of the more important men indicted by
the federal grand jury escaped.
That was the declaration this after
noon Of o federal official who aided in
presenting the cases to the grand jury
and engineering the resultant arrests.
Search for the men who eluded the
police and United States marshals has
been carried into other cities, he said.
REFUSES TO GIVE NAMES.
Otto Christensen, the attorney who
defended II I. W. w. members in mur-
der trials at Mescoba Range, Mimi.
last year today asked United States
District Attorney Clyne to furnish him
with the names of men arrested in yes
terdays raid, so bail can be provided.
Clyne refused to do this until all the
indicted men are in custody.
report was received here that F.
A. Van der Neer, who defended 70 l.
w. WIS in murder cases at Everett,
Wash, recently, Is enroute here from
Seattle, Wash. with a staff of assist
ants to defend the men arrested here.
UNDER HEAVY BOND.
William D. Haywood, international
secretary and treasurer. was held
under $4,000 bonds. Other leaders
bonds were fixed at $4,000 each. They
are Richard Brazier of Spokane. mem
Der OF the executive board: George
OF Duluth. MINI. man
ager of the publicity bureau: Ralph II.
Chaplin of Chicago, editor and manag-
er of Solidarity" official 1. w. w. or
gan: Vladimire Lossieff OF Chicago,
for I. w. w. literature; Bert
Lorton OF Chicago. manager of the "re-
rruiting station" here. Charles Roth
fisher of Cleveland, editor of "A Berg
Charles Plahan of Detroit and
Herbert MAILER of Seattle. None was
able to furnish bonds
Other members known TO have been
arrested here We're Earl Lewis OF
w. Va; James Buffe of
Des Moines. Ia; Edward johnson of
Youngstown, o.. and Herbert Coolie of
San Francisco