The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-06-19
BOMB PLOTS
DISCOVERED
JULY 4 SET AS DATE TO BLOW
UP MANY PROMINENT
PEOPLE.
SECRET SERVICE ACTS
EXISTENCE HAS BEEN KNOWN
TO DEPARTMENT ABOUT
TWO MONTHS.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, June 13.-Following an
appeal to Congress by Attorney Cen
eral Palmer for an appropriation of
$500, 900 to run down the authors Of
the recent attempts to assassinate
public officials, 1t became known that
200 secret agents of the Navy Intelli-
gence Bureau are investigating a
gigantic plot to explode bombs in Chi
cago and more than a score of other
large cities July 4.
About fifty government detectives
are working in Chicago, suspected OF
being headquarters of the plotters.
Others are pursuing leads in Detroit,
indianapolis, East Chicago, Hammond
and other Middle West industrial cen
tiers. Suspects are under surveillance
In Milwaukee, Minneapolis, st. Louis,
Louisville, Cleveland, Akron, Toledo
and Moline.
The plot called for July 4 bomb dem
constructions in all Of these cities except
Milwaukee, and in Pittsburg. Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, Washington, New
York, Trenton, Newark. Jersey City,
Bridgeport, Taunton. Fall River, Provi-
dence, Boston, Pittsburg, Memphis
Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, Blrm-
ingham and New Orleans.
Navy intelligence operatives were
assigned to the Investigation at the re
quest of the Department of Justice
whose own detectives have become toe
well known to the Reds.
Existence Of the plot became known
to Department of Justice operatives
about two months ago, when an oper
alive who had Joined a terrorist
group and gained the confidence OF
members of the inner circles at Chi
cago headquarters of the organization
succeeded In purloining papers con
tanning a program Of bomb explosions
for large number of cities where
Fourth Of July celebrations on a large
scale were to be held.
In many Of the cities where the cele
brations planned were to be municipal
in character, the point at which the
largest crowds might be expected tt
assemble were indicated.
Evidence of the widespread NATURE
of the plot includes a large number Of
pieces Of mall, kilograms and messages
delivered personally found In places
where raids had been made on radica
centers.
The subject matter Of these mes
sages has been communicated to chief.
of police in the cities concerned ant
the local police officials are cooperat
ing with the government in the inves
tigation.
The $4,000 asked of Congress by
the attorney general to fight the bomt
plotters is In addition to $1.5OO.O00 fol
the departments bureau of investiga
ton.
1.-The comparatively recent violence
and the attempted violence on the par
of individuals associated with anar
chIstic organizations" said Mr.. Paine
in his letter to Congress, "disclosei
existing conditions which renders tht
supplemental estimate necessary in or
der that there may he ample meant
for protecting the public and enforcins
the laws of the United States"
Mr.. Palmer also requested authority
to appoint a director of the bureau OF
investigation at salary Of $500
This is the post to which William j
Flynn has been appointed.