Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-14
EXPECTED TO
BE ARRESTED
IN few HOURS
Revelations of Federal
Agents Clear Up Work
ings of Reds in u. S.

Chicago, Oct. 14-MiIitary au-
thOrities at Gary, the home Of
the big steel mills, announced
today that they hoped TO have
the maker Of the GlmbeI
=" and other bombs which have
startled the country in the past
year, under arrest within few
hours.
Secret service men said they
knew the name, habits and manu-
featuring methods Of the individual
whom they claimed has made most
of these bonds. They announced
also that they had uncovered a
plot to assassinate the mayor of
Gary, discovered great stores of
dynamite near Gary and traced the
printing of red" circulars in In
dianapolis. They said they had ar
rested the man who blew up an en-
trance of the Chicago postoffice a
year ago.
Evidence also has been obtained,
1t was said, that revealed the en-
tire terrorist organization respon-
sible for the attempts against the
lives of law enforcement officials
throughout the country, who had
been active in the arrests and
prosecution OF radicals.
Many Arrests Made.
Since the 1000 troops of the 4th
and 9Th divisions took control of
Gary. Investigations have been
shrOuded in secrecy. There have
been many arrests made and
strong stockade was built to keep
the prisoners in. How many men
are held in connection with the ma
tion-wide plots, has not been re-
vealed by the federal authorities,
civil or military
The gun cotton and ether high
explosives in the bombs was OBJ
$talned from the Etna Powder
works. four miles east of Gary. it
Is said.
Plans ThWarted.
Premature announcement m a
Chicago paper this morning of
some features of the Gary Red"
story, military authorities there
said, had partly thwarted their
plans for clearing out what they
had reason to believe was one of
the central committees of dynamit-
ers in this country. This story said
that Alexander Ivanoff had been
arrested as the principal bomb
maker. Colonel Mayes. commander
of the federal troops at Gary, an
nounced this afternoon that Ivan
off had not been arrested but that
authorities were looking for him.
Army intelligence department Of
ficials said that IvanOff was the
Gimbel bomb maker.
Paper Leads to Chicago.
Near the scene of the explosion
of one bomb some months ago.
these authorities said, was found
a scrap of newspaper printed in
Chicago. The papers entire sub
scription lists were obtained and
the subscribers names studied
Among these was that of Ivanoff.
who it was noted, was not only a
subscriber. but a contributor of
radical articles.
Ivanoff lived in Gary. Intelli-
gence officers said it was discov-
cred that he had moved three times
in one month. IvanOff finally NOV
ed to Miller. a Gary suburb. There
a secret service man took a house
from which he might observe the
Ivanoff domicile. This federal
agent, intelligent department men
announced today. disappeared
about two weeks ago. The causes
Of his disappearance and what be-
came of him are unknown to them,
his brother officials said. They are
conducting a widespread search
for him.
Maker of Bombs.
While Ivanoff was under obser-
vation, the intelligence men said,
it was discovered that he was a
manufacturer of bombs. Among
these bombs. the officers said, were
the Sc which became known
throughout the country as the
"Gimbel bombs" because they were
sent in wrappings purporting to
come from Gimbel Bros store in
New York. The Gary officials said
I, that thev had discovered that these
IS bombs were carried to New
York from Gary in suit cases.
Worked Near Gary.
Ivanoff. the alleged bomb max
er, they said, was an expert cleo
trician employed in a large mill
near Gary. His plans, the officers
asserted. included finally the de-
Etruction OF the factory where he
worked.
The cache Of the dynamite and
its amount was not made public
today. but an official who described
il said that he presumed there was
enough to blow about all northern
Indiana off the map"