South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-01
AUTHORITIES
IN NVESTIGATE
BOMB OUTRAGE
Inquiring Into the Activities
of GrOOpS Who Have Been
Busy Distributing
Literature0
Associated Press Service ;

Associated Press Service:
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Fed-
eral authorities are lending assist
ance to the city police in running
out every clue and theory that has
amy possibility of bringing to jus
tice the perpetrators of last nights
bomb outrage.
one arrest was made today. a
we'll known radical Of this city be-
ing taken into custody. No charge
has been preferred against him, and
tonight no one was permitted TO see
him. He has frequently appeared
in public and has often been driven
from the city hall plaza, where ne
attempted to address crowds. While
nothing has developed 10 indicate
that he was connected with the ex-
plOsiOns, the police nevertheless de-
clare they intend to keep him in
custody for further investigation.
Federal authorities are inquiring
sharply into the activities of groups
of men and women who, since the
United States entered the war. have
been busy circulating literature op-
posing the draft system. A num-
Der of such offenders within the last
year have been given prison SEN
! tences. In connection with the
campaign against seditiOnists it was
learned today that threats had been
made against the local offices of the
department of justice and certain
/ judicial officers. Constant guard
has been kept. but nothing ever
came of the threats
Justice Robert Won Moschzisker,
| of the state supreme court, whose
/ home was one OF those wSecked by
bombs. and the police officials hold
the theory that the bomb outrages
were not directed against police and
| court officers personally, but are
part Of a general movement against
| the elements Of society mentioned
in the circular found near the
| buildings where the explosions oc-
/ Cured. This circular was ad-
dressed: ITO the exploiters, the
! judges policemen, the priests and
soldiers" one paragraph in the
circular it is said, has drawn the
attention of federal authorities to a
certain group of anarchists who
have been active at different times.
This paragraph reads:
science triumphed over Torque-
madas century. Anarchy will tri-
umph over the present TOrGuema-
das OF our century. We have de-
manded the freedom of all politi-
cal prisoners. freedom of press and
speech. You have refused. We war
against you"
While the outrages have failed 10
terrorize the authorities, neverthe-
less they are taking every precau-
I ton against further violence. The
home Of every judge in the city was
I tonight under guard. as were also
+ the homes of prominent city Off
Y cials and clergymen who have taken
an active part in the campaign
I against seditionists. draft dodgers
and others considered enemies to
| the cause of the United States in
/ the war Tie federal building.
housing the main postofices. all the
United States courts and various
/ local branches of the government
were also under guard About a
dozen Of the anarchistic circulars
were found today between the
I leaves of telephone directories in
I the public booths i'm the building.
Reports that the bombs were
stolen from government munition
plants in this city or vicinity could
not be confirmed. Pieces Of the ex-
ploded bombs resembled parts OF
u shrapnel shells. Many millions OF
shells were manufactured in the
/ Philadelphia district during the
war, Of which a large number We're
\ for the Russian government before
\ its collapse.