The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-14
) niger Seized by Guardsmen
at Big Flour Mills and
Thrown Into Cell
at Fort.
ONE POTTER KILLED
Officers Refuse to Talk, But Story
Leaks Out of Attacks Upon the
MiIitIamen at Railroad
Bridge.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce1
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April IA
Stories of the killing OF an alleged
plotter by guardsmen, the wounding
Of four guardsmen and three alleged
plotters and the courtmartia1 of sew
eral supposed plotters leaked out to-
day, despite the silence of military
officials. Public anger was aroused
as the reports Of attempted assassina-
tion of guardsmen became known.
Guardsmen yesterday frustrated a
supposed plot to blow up the Wash
burnICrosby flour mills and the st.
Paul railroad bridge at Mendoza,
near here. A stranger seized at the
Washburn Crosby mills carried a
suit case containing fifteen sticks OF
| dynamite and two bottles of nitro
glycerine. He was thrown in the
Fort Smelling guardhouse and with
others taken to the federal peniten-
/ tfary at Fort Leavenworth, it is be-
1ieved.,
1t il said that another prowler
was shot to death by sentries at mill
here. Military officials are silent. A
ST. Paul sentry carries bullet In one
leg today after being fred on from
ambush. Three guardsmen and three
civilians are in the Fort Smelling hos
pital as result Of frustrated plots.
Arrested as Spy Suspect.
los. ANGELES, Calf, April IL
| Otto Dorrier was arrested this morn
ing at Redondo beach as spy. nect
upon advices from Washington. The
prisoner was turned over to federal
authorities here and is held incom-
municado.
Mysterious Fire.
NEW LONDON, Conn, April IA
All telephone communication in the
eastern half of the city was today
crippled by the mysterious burning OF
450 telephone wires in a conduit run
ming along State street.
1t was necessary to call out the fire
department to extinguish the blaze.
An Investigation was Immediately be.
gun by the authorities.
Threat to Newspaper.
AURORA, Mo, April 14.-The lives
of its editors and the destruction of
the Aurora Sally Light, newspaper
plant was threatened here today in a
letter believed to have originated in
pro-German circles.
DRY up or you will be waited up
on; this is fair warning" the letter
stated. The Light has taken firm
stand against un-American talk and
actions The mayor hNs issued a
proclamation ordering German sym
pathizers to "obey the law and keep
their mouths shut.
Gathering Up Explosives.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 14.-St.
Louis police stations today resembled
government arsenals. Enough explo-
sives to blow up the city, together
with fire arms Of all descriptions
were in the various station houses.
Everything that might be looked on
as "a menace to the country in the
hands of aliens was brought in yes
terday and last night
The removal OF aliens-Germans
only-From districts surrounding gov
ernment establishments, continued
today.
Police Guard Increased.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 1.-THE po-
lice guard in the MooIah temple.
where the French war relief bazaar
Is being conducted, was increased to-
day following reports that an effort
would be made to destroy the war dis
play. All persons entering the temple
will be searched
Fire in Arsenal.
PHILADELPHIA, April 14-Fire
broke out in the cartridge factory at
the Frankford arsenal early today
The blaze was discovered by watch
man and brought under control by
arsenal and city fire companies after
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