The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-08
AMERICANS TAKE 300 GERMAN PRISONERS

anu secret representatives, secret agents and secret employees of said imperial German government" and still are.
 After naming Ryan, O'Leary. Rob inson, Fricke. Ripper Binder and Schweitzer as citizens owing alleg lance to the United States, the indict- ment charges that they and divers other persons within and without the United States whose names are un- known conspired to commit treason in that they could knowingly and wilfully adhere antd give aid and com fort ito the German government and to Madame de Victorica and Rodiger
 by sending to the German govern
 ment communications connected with and in prosecution of the war and by furnishing money and credits to Rodiger and de Victirica; by con
 cea.ling the presence and activities of the two alleged spies from Ameri- can authorities and by furnishing
 messengers to the two suspects.
 Tn relation to the alleged bomb
 plot, the indictment charges that the five Americans assisted in securing
 chemicals and other ingreditnets for "the manufacture of bombs with the intention that said bombs would be placed on docks and piers in the United States and on ships sailing
 from ports of the United States" for 1 the purpose of causing their injury and destruction which docks( piers and ships would be used to transori | troops and military supplies of the l United States"
 They are accused of aiding the two German agents to procure persons of | Irish descent in the United States (who would be willing to be so in duced) to procure employment as worhmen and sailors" in these docks.
 piers and ships flor the purpose of planting the aforesaid bombs there on. The indictment is vague in al lleging overt acts. The explanation
 was given that investigations being continued mint be hampered hy dt- vuilgin information in the hands of
 the overnment which will eventually become public in the taking of tes- timony.
 Accusations are made that the de- l fendants sent to Germany data re- specting conditions and sentiment and movements in Ireland antagon-
 istic to Great Britain information re- lating to what extent Irish residents would cooperate with the German government in its prosecution of the
 war; information respecting the rais- l ing and collection of funds in this country "to finance all said opera
 tions;" information with respect to the necessity and probability of Great Britain withdrawing certain of it's military forces from France and Bel gium and keeping certain of its mili- tary forces in Ireland.
 Madame" de Victoriea was arrest ed at Long Beach, l.. l., several weeks ago by secret service agents. In- vestlgators say she gained admission to the United States January 12, 1917, by representing herself to be a citi- zen of Argentina when in fact she
 was a secret employe of the German imperial governments foreign office Rodiger, who is said to have been
 German naval officer, got into the country November II, 1916, on a fradulent passport, the officials say.
 Since their arrival, the indictment charges, both have been maintained here, the woman by the German for eign office and Rodiger by Germany's
 naval department The finding of the | indictments, officials say, explains
 the disappearance of O'eLary on the
 eve of his trial a few weeks ago fol publishing the magazine artIcies
 which the government found objec- tionable. His brother, . John J lO'Leary, New York lawyer, has
 been indicted on the charge of aid
 ing him to escape.
 OLeary, then president of the American Truth society, attracted
 attention in 1915, when in speech
 delivered in Chicago, he is alleged
 to have attacked the United States and Great Britain and pleaded for lGermany.
 - The following year he sent teie- gram to President Wilson attacking
 his foreign policy and after the presl- l dent replied to him 1t was sald OLeary was advised by one of ms
 brothers to sue the president for ai- . legged libel. This suit never was Tiled } however. Although his name was mentloned in telegrams which Secretary of State 3 Lansing showed were exchanged m e the fali of 1917 between the German
 government and the embassy Tn
 Washington regarding sabotage In | the United States and Canada, ne - denied having any connection with ! any such pro German activities. !, The espiouase conspiracy indiet~
 ment is the first here SO far as an- 3 rhorities ascertain which has been |. made under section four of the es-
 nianare act. This section provides ' penalty of death CT 90 years impris