The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

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Red Cross headquarters. Federal au
thorities are investigating today to as
certain the source of the roll.
Anonymous Warnings.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 20
ANONYMOUS warnings of terrorist
plot to blow up the buildings OF the
Pittsburgh Railways company. the
Philadelphia Company building, de
partment store, a hotel and other
large buildings, caused officials 70
send special guards and police into
the downtown district today.
The possibility that the reported
plot might be designed to withdraw
| police and guards from munitions
plants, was also considered.
Two Blazes at Once.
| BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. 26.-State
and federal authorities are co-operat-
| ing today in an investigation OF the
| fires that at the same time during the
night wrecked ito big plants WORKING
! on government contracts.
! The Celia mills in Howard county,
and the H w Smith Dry Dock com
pany's plant at Curtis Creek were de-
stroyed. the damage reaching nearly
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! but later released. More arrests are
expected. There was indications OF III
cendiarism.
AN s s7rI,ss TIs FORT < 7: jan. ia
! re broke out here early I2SaE in the
i did Of large BritishrsSss "a. nre
was confined to a forward hold where
oil was stored. Rumors Of spy plot
were circulated.
The fire, it was said, was under con-
troll shortly after its discovery
British Steamer on Fire.
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan 26.-The
British steamship Deepwater, loading
with grain here, mysteriously caught
fire this afternoon She was moved
to mfdstream and freboats and tugs
summoned to extinguish the blaze.
Coming close on the heels OF other
fires, government agents expressed
the belief that this blaze is part of
a general sabotage plot.
Letter of Warning.
WASHINGTON, Jan. pa myster-
ious letter warning President Wilson
OF a nation wide plot to destroy docks
and war plants is being used IN con-
nection with investigation OF disas-
trous fires. which have broken out at
different points today.
The letter in question declared the
plot was TO go into effect January
%. It was read and discussed at the
cabinet meeting January Is and lat
er home guards at different points
were modified to stand guard by
vital plants.
Whether the would-be spies were
foreEarned or not is unknown, out
at any rate the alleged plot did not
bear fruit on the date originally
set
The fact that big fires broke out
today almost simultaneously at New
ark, Buffalo, and Baltimore, destroy
ing hundreds Of thousands of dollars
in property, leads officials here to
strongly suspect that there is wide
movement afieid to concentrate en-
envy action on Americas war plants.
Twenty-three Arrests.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Twenty-
three men were detained by secret
service agents at Port Newark to-
day. on suspicion of being implicated
in starting a fire which swept mum
icipal docks, United States quarter
masters warehouses and menaced
the Submarine Boat corporation
plant.
Damage in the fire was estimated
at $500, 900 this afternoon, much low
er than had been expected.
The ship building plant, construct
ing vessels for the government, mar
rowly escaped destruction. Seven
uncomPleted quartermaster' store
houses were practically wrecked.
Major Lamphere, commanding the
army patrol which was guarding the
plant and the supply station express
ed the opinion that the blaze was
started by incendiaries. Soldiers told
of having seen men running when
the alarm was given early today.
! Six hundred barrels OF oil, waiting
| to be loaded on lighters, were ignit-
| ed and burned on the ice which COW
ers Newark bay. But for the arrival
of q fire tug from New York, which
smashed It's way through the flames,
the ship building plant probably
would have been taken Dynamite
was used to blow up buildings be-
tween the flames and the ship yard.
Grip Follows The Snow
LAXATIVE BROMO QUTNINE Tab
lets taken in time viii Prevent Grip.
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