New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-10
Fritzen, Taken in Califor-
MIA, Wanted for WelIand
Conspiracy
More Agents Trapped
AS Activities Grow
Cuban Intrigue Traced In
Capture of Won Igels
Associate

Three indictments OF German spy
suspects in Hoboken, the arrest IN Cah-
fornia OF another indicted year ago
on charge of plotting TO blow up the
Welland Canal and the reported IN
oictment Of two other German agents
in this city. were the developments
Yesterday in the governments efforts
20 stamp out the criminal activities oil
agents Of the Wilhelmstyssse in TINS
country.
The arrest of Alfred A. Fritzen II
HARDWOOD. Cal. on on Investment
charging him with conspiring to blow
I'D the Welland Canal marks the cu''
mination Of a years trailing by United
States Secret Service agents.
When Fritzen is brought TO this city,
e. "a the belief Of Federal officials here
that he can tell the inside story OF tAc
German propaganda which led to the
revolt in Cuba. Fritzen's statement 10
his captors that he returned froh
Havana four days ago caused certain
officials here to hope for his speedy
arrival in this city.
Fritzen was indicted here with Cap
tain Won Papen and Wolf Won lgei' OF
the German Embassy; Captain HAYS
Tauscher. American agent OF the
Krupps and husband Of Nine. GadsKi,
and Constantine COvani, friend o.
Horst Won der GoltZ. Covani mas ais
appeared. The others, except. Frltzeh'
sailed on the Frederik VIII with Count
Won Bernstorf.
Say Fritzen Had Dynamite
Il was Fritzen who. according to the
evidence adduced before the Federal
Grand Jury. took the dynamite to Ma
CARA Falls which was TO be used by the
plotters in blowing up the Weiland
Canal. This was done, II was sald. OF
orders of Won Papen. Like other Ger
man army officers here on "speclal ms
sions." he held an obscure position. ms
was keeper Of Hoboken boarding
house for German sailors.
In Hoboken Yesterday the Hudson
County Grand Jury returned three IN
d;ctments against German suspects.
Two of the indicted, Fritz kolb and
Hans Schwartz, are under arrest
charged with having explosives IN their
possession. The third, whose arrest is
rnomentarily expected, is indicted on
Tho same charge-having explosives In
his possession. The three are said TO
have plotted the destruction OF NUM-
In this city he Federal Grand Jury
which has been investigating the actiyl-
ties of Chandra Chakraberty, the hlndu,
and his German companion, Ernest
Matthias Sekunna. was reported to nave
found indictments against these two
charging them with having plotted 10
incite revolt in India.
Sekunna Freed in Bail
Sekunna, who bought a 200-acre tract
of land near Beacon, site commanding
West Point and the surrounding coun-
try, was released on bail furnished by
the United States Casualty Company
last night. He and Chakraberty, who
were bailed out after their arrest on
Tuesday, were surrendered the next day
by the National Surety Company on the
piea that the company considered II un-
patriotic in the present crisis to go on
the bond of Germans or German agents
charged with plotting Counsel for the
two said he expected TO get bail for the
Hindu to-day.
Chakraberty Yesterday declared that
ne was eager for trial. He said that It
would be proved that he had done moth
ing 10 violate the laws of the country,
but had acted solely within his rights
as an Indian Nationalist.
81 sent a Chinese student Of Column
bia University. Hen Chinn. TO China,
said Chakraberty, but only on literary
propaganda. / did not send him to
arrange with officials TO store arms IN
China, as the police say
Hindu Sought Citizenship
Il developed yesterday that Chakrs-
berty, who admits having travelled to
Germany by wey Of Denmark a year
ago and having talked with Won Jagow,
the then Foreign Minister; his success
sor, Alfred Zimmerman, and other
German statesmen. had applied for eltl-
zenship papers on February 26 in this
city. At that time he was accompanied
\ By Sekunna, who produced the neees-
sary dollar exacted of each applicant.
u At that time he forswore allegiance
Y 70 George V. Yesterday he admitted
that when he travelled 10 Germany he
did so as a Persian subject.
zone may become a citizen Of Persia
In six months" said Chakraberty yes
terday, "and I had good friends in
Persia, so | became a subject Of the
Shah"
he did not explain how he failed 70
mention this little national transforms
ton when he asked 70 be made a citi-
zen Of the United States.
Demurrers 70 the indictments charg-
ing Albert A. Sander and Charles Wun-
nenberg with having sent Americans
into Great Britain. France and neutral
countries Of Europe 20 spy out military
aud naval secrets for the German Mil
itary Stat were filed yesterday by coun-
sel FOR the accused The demurrers
set up the usual claims Of insuficiency
OF evidence. failure 10 set forth facts
10 nnnalLl--tn q nr-Lnn etc The ar0u-