Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-01
|OL|CE GUARDING
MANY BUILDINGS
IN PH|LADELP H|A
omes of Judges and City
Officials Especially
Protected.
OMB OUTRAGES FOLLOWED
By DAY OF INVESTIGATION
Anti-American Organizations
Subjected to Sharp In
quiries.
EONfINENT SOCIALIST is HELD
he Theory Is That Bolshcvik Elc.
nent of Russians Is at Bot
tom of Trouble.
pMB OUTRAGES FOLLOWED
BY DAY OF INVESTIGATION
EoNrINENT SOCIALIST is HELD
G Theory Is That Bolshcvik Elc-
Inent of Russians Is at Bot
tom OF Trouble.
tBy Associated Prcss.l

PHILADELPHIA. PA. December 81.
While the bomb outrages OF Mon
Hay night have failed 10 terrorize the
authorities, nevertheless. they arc taxi
inE every prccaution against further
violence. The home of every judge II,
ne city tonight VISA under guard, as
fyere also the homes of prominent city
Fmcials and clergymcn.
The Federal Building, housing The
main post-ofIices. all the Fedora!
courts and various local branches OF
ne government, also~Scre under guard.
ftepUEts that the bombs were stolen
rom government munition plants in
khts-'Iity or vicinity could not be con-
med. Pieces of the exploded bombs
sembled parts OF shrapncl shells.
An attorney, who is active in radi-
aracteriZing the cHplosio ions as 'das-
~ member Of the Socialist parties
uld have had hand in them
Federal authorities. Especially De
r,ment OF Justice investigators, are
EldinS assistance to the city police
running out every clue and theory
ght's widespread bomb outragcs.
ELL-KNOWN SOCIALIST
HELD FOR INVESTIGATION
One arres, was made to-day. we'll
ken into custody. No charge has
en preferred against him and no
le tonight was permitted TO see him,
). While nothing has developea uI TO
dicate he was connected with the
Explosions, the police. nevertheless de-
are they Intend TO hold him for In
There were three explosions last
3lght within period or twenty-five
Inihntes. The hrst was AT the home
Nr.t IL
i,amber Of Commerce oil Philadelphia
second at the apartments OF Will
m 9. Mills. acting head of the Phi!a :
sdence OF Justice RaSert@ivon Won ,sioseh. r.
GER OF the Pc nnsyivania Supreme
% s. Knowles. OF the mnnicipai
TT. who lives opposite the house OF
ltice Won Moschaisker, was injured.
was struck. on the head by piece
II sorts of clues and theories are
ig run out BY the authorities rang.
from an international Bolshevik
orist movement down TO tho work
|. single fanatic nursing n fancied
Y iERAL AUTHORITIES
MAKING POINTED INQUIRIES
,deral authorities are inaulring
ply into the activities OF groups
men and women, who, since the
ed States entered the war. have
busy CIRCULATING literature op-
stice Won Moschzisker and the po-
officials hold the theory that the
outrages were not directed
,st police and court officers per-
iy. but are part OF n general move
against the element Of society
toned in the circular found near
buildings where the explosions oc-
d,
running out the many supposed
the police are looking into the
ties of an organization said to
nown as the deputies of Russian
workers colony OF Philadelphia
icinity.
S organization is believed TO be
:ted with another known as the
Russias' Soviet's Committee Of
hca." with headquarters in New
Alleged activities of these or
atoms was given newspaper pub
last summer. but whether the
or Federal authorities investi-
them at the time cannot be
a..