Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
ANOTHER GERMAN
PLOT UNMASKE[
This One, Police Say, Contemp
lated Blowing Up Munitions
Plants in United States.
FRITZ KOLB ARRESTED.
Two Bombs Found In His Room In|
tended for President Wilson. Rumor
say-May he More Arrests.

"i iSot hcio to-udy Oh fTltZ Mold,
German, the authorities expressed TIL
belief that they had frustrated a wei
developed plot to aid Germany bI
blowing up munitions plants in thu
country engaged in turning out cor
tracts for the entente allies. tn
police said they found in Kolb's rood
two bombs. which. according to rumor
that had reached them, were to b
sent to President Wilson.
After preliminary investiga tio{
they announced themselves as cor
WINGED that the plans of the ALLEGED
plotters had to do entirely with id
stroyinG war supplies and that no a [
tack on the Presidents life was cor
templated. The police also said the
had come into possession Of informd
ton. which might help them in sol,
ing the Black Tom, n. j., explosio
and the destruction of the Kingslan(
N. j.. plant of the Canadian Car an
Foundry Company in which lars
munition supplies for the entente
lies were blown up.
Four other men were questioned
the authorities tonight. Chief
Police Hayes of this city said the
convinced they knew nothing Of II
oAiSSSu piOt'
MAY BE MORE ARRESTS.
I'VE are following leads which may n
suit in additional arrests at any time !
declared Chief Hayes. I'VE are co-ope}
ating with the New York police and I'll
neutrality squad of the collector Of tt
port Of New York. All of us have bee
working on this for several weeks"
Kolb was found in a small hotel oppd
site the piers Of the Hamburg-America
line. His room. it was asserted, boro {.
appearance Of having been used as a Il
boratory. Besides the two bombs. I'll
police said they found some tubing n
sembling that used in ships, part Of
brass and part Of 1t steel The bomi
were made Of this material. There We
also a flask of black powder. two LED
cans. three bottles containing gasolin
benzine and alcohol. tools, miscellaneot
materials, trinitrotoluol and black dia
powder. Experts from the New York d
tective bureau said the disc powder VI
new to them, but they believed It VI
similar to some used in Germany.
NEW TYPE OF BOMBS.
Tho bombs. the experts declared. ali
were of a new type and apparently
great power. They were about sevs
inches long. an inch and half in diamet&
and fitted with an explosive which vi
taken out by the police to be analyzs
before they would express an opinion
to its nature. About the steel body ;
the bomb was wound thin copper tul
ing, perforated at intervals. The fus
were contained in this tube. the evided
purpose being to protect them. the Col
volutions being designed to permit COZ
siderable length Of fuse being used
that time would be given for anyoE
planting the bombs to reach q safe di
lance before they exploded.
The workmanship of the bombs, II
police said. indicated ingenuity and ski
They were wrapped up in shirt whid
kolb. they said. admitted was his.
KOLB SAYS HE IS INNOCENT.
Kolb denied that he had anything
do with making the bombs, but sal
according to the police. that his room vi
used for that purpose by a man he kne
only as Karl" whom he met in a saloo
He added that he did not know whe
Karl could be found at this time.
Kolb said he was born in Cologne. &c
many. and shortly after the war beg
came to this country on a Standard
steamer. working his way. He made Sc
eral trips between this country and Ne
times. he said. he worked as bar-keep
and waiter and also admitted that he "
a druggist and had sought a position
weigher in chemical houses.
He gave his age as 33. He had liv
at the hotel here for five weeks. paytl
s1.25 week for his room.
Officials Of the Canadian Car & Found
Co. said to might there was likeness b
tween kolb and photograph of a form
employe of the concern for whom tn
have been searching since the explosi(
at Kingsland. N. J. They said they won
have several workmen who knew the ori
inal Of the photograph call at headqua
tiers tomorrow to see whether they cou
identify Kolb.
KOLB A CHEMIST.
Theodore Kempcr. owner of a saloon
Newark. where Kolb was bartender, to
the police that the prisoner had repr
scented himself as a chemist. He sa
Kolb applied to him for work about thr
months ago, saying his parents in &c
many were wealthy. but that he left hor
three years ago because they disapprov
Of a love affair OF his. Kemper said tn
when the Kingsland explosion occurr
Kolb was at work in his saloon. He "a
he recalled that the next day some of I
frequenters OF the saloon made up
party to go to Kingsland to look at
wrecked plant, but Kolb, although invit
to go along. evinced no interest in t
plan and remained in Newark.
FL Paso. Texas. March 5.-Fritz M. 10
arrested In Hoboken. N. j., is believ
here to be the man of that name W
spent some time here in 1915 associat
with f. +. Haagsmar. German reser
officer, who acted as military obsery
with President Huertas forces in Mexid
Kolb was known to have some come
ton with the German government.