South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-06
Said to Have Confessed to
Receiving 100000 From
WeIIand Canal Plot
Engineer.
PLANNED EXPEDITION
TO FOREIGN COUNTRY
Instructions Throughout the
United States Aim of Men.
Sought Aid of Chinese
Government.
InterLatiouar News service

inter hailuh9 News service.
NEW YORK. March 6-Insur-
rectons throughout the United
States-an expedition TO foreign
country. said TO be India-and
conversion of the Chinese govern
ment to measures aimed 10 further
Germany's cause. were all parts OF
plot unearthed here today ao-
cordiag 10 the police
Startling disclosures viii result
from an early morning raid on a
house on ". 12Oth St, and the sub
sequent arrest and confession OF
two OF the tenants. police say. The
prisoners describe themselves a.
Or. Earnest Sckunner. "a years old.
German subject and DR.. Chan
adra Chakiabe rty. 32 years old. a
Hindu Both men are charged with
conspirng 10 conduct a military
expedition against foreign nation
friendly with the United States The
Hindu faces an additional charge OF
using a false passport.
Used False Passports.
Cnakiaberty. who the police say.
was the brains and banker OF the
plot. is alleged to have confessed
TO having received $50. 600 from
Wolf Won Igel. engineer OF the
Welland canal plot 10 carry on
the work i'm this country TIE also
is said TO have made "a trip 20 Ger
many 10 consult with officials high
er up. II was on this trip that DE
is alleged 10 have used false pass
ports.
Further arrests are promised hy
the police today. Among the ar
rests expected is that of q prom
inent Chinese" who the police claim
went 10 Pekiu on "a mission connect
ed with the plot tie i- alleged 20
have attempted 10 induce The Chin
csc government 20 allow arms 10 he
imported into China from the United
States which were de-unted for
India and China.
Three suit cases OF documents
and letters and a large quantity of
chemicals were confscated ny the
police in the raid. which consumed
more than four hours r. was not
until the prisoners had gone through
am au-night grilling that finally
Sclunner broke doWu and made bis
confession, the police claim. Both
men viii be turned over 90 the fed
eraI authorities this afternoon ana
held for examination hy United
states commissions. tn the mean
time secret service men are s-cour-
ing the city for "a number ~ others
said 10 be implicated iu me in-
trigue
silent on koIb Arrest.
New York police are TO-DAY relurf-
ant % discuss the case ~ FRITZ
KoIb. arrested Yesterday as plot
ter in Hobokeu They differ In
their statements materially Rlth the
New Jersey police. who Yesterday
gave out q statement of kolh's all
legged confession and admission ~
q Mot 20 assassinate Prcst Wilson
Kolb. the New Jersey police ana
the New York police have repudi-
ated the alleged confession
DESPITE the Republication or kolhs
police today declared the
man was cog in a newly discovered
bomb pIot which they claim may
involve az least six leading German
Americans They have discovered
that instead OF being harkeeper'
as he stated. he is a skilled chemist
He has been a will-o.-the-wisp. 20
lice say. and his actions for The
mast months have shown that ar
freouert intervals he disappeared
from sight completely Kol3 is 90
aav I'm fail az Hobo&en and will Ia
arraigred later iu the day before a
recorder on specific charge %
having high explosives in h-s pos
session
Another arrest was made ly the
notice Of HobOken TODAY in connec-
ton with The bomb plot charged
AGAINST Eolb- Police carefully guard
ed the identity o. the man under ar
rest and said thev would NOT make
his name known for police fea-
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