Arizona republican., 1919-01-01
BOMB ATTACKS
 STIR OFFICIALS
 TO|NVEST|GATE
Philadelphia Promised a Reign of Terror-Litera- ture Found Puts Russians Under Suspicion-Recent Threats Made - Public Buildings and Persons Closely Guarded

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. S1.-Federal authorities, especially department of justice investigators, are lending as sistance to the city police in investi- gating every clue and theory that has any possibility of brining to justice the perpetrators of last nights wide spread bomb outrage.
 One arrest was made today, a we'll known radical of this city being taken into custody. No charge has been preferred against him, but no one was tonight permitted to see him. lie has frequently appeared in public and has often been driven from the city hall plaza, where he attempted to gather crowds and address them. While nothing has developed to indi- cate he was connected with the explo- sions, the police declare they will hold him for further investigation.
 There were three explosions last night in twenty-five minutes, the first at the home of Ernest T. Trigg, presi- dent of the chamber of commerce of Philadelphia and director Of the United States chamber of commerce; the second at the apartments of Will fam B, Mills, acting head of the Phila-
  dence of Justice Robert von Mosch- zisker of the Pennsylvania supreme court.
 Wife of Judge Injured The wife of Judge William G. Knowles of the municipal court, who lives opposite the home of Justice con Moschzisker, was injured. She was struck on the head by 8 piece of the bomb while standing at window. All sorts of clues and theories are being investigated by the authorities, ranging from an international bolshe- l yik terrorist movement down to the 1 work of a single fanatic, nursing a l fancied wrong.
 l Federal authorities are inquiring 1 sharply into the activities of groups of men and women who, since the l United States entered the war, have been busy circulating literature, op- ! posing the draft system. A number of such offenders within the last year l have been given prison sentences. In connection with the campaign against | seditionists, it was learned today that | threats have been made against the local officers of the department of justice and certain judicial officers. Constant guard has been kept, but nothing ever came of the threats.
 Russian Socialists Suspected l Justice von MoschZiSker and the
 police officials hold the theory that the
 bomb outrages were not directed 1 against police and court offi"ials, per 1 sonally, but are part of general movement against the elements of so- ciety mentioned in the circular found
 near the buildings where the eXplo- sions occurred. This circular was ad- dressed: "To the exploiters, the judges
 policemen, the priests and soldiers
 One paragraph in the circular, 1t Is
 said, has drawn the attention of fed
 eral Authorities to a certain group oi
 anarchists who have been active al
 different times. This paragraph
 reads:
 Science triumphed over Torquema'
 da's century. Anarchy will triumph
 over the present Torquemadas of oul
 century. We have demanded the free
 dom of all political prisoners, freedom
 of press and speech. You have re-
 fused. We war against you"
 In running out the many supposed
 clues. the police are looking into th'
 activities of an organization said to b.
 known as the Deputies of Russia SO
 viet workers colony of Philsdelphi;
 and vicinity" This organization i believed to be connected with anothe
 known as the "All Russia soviets com } mittee of America" with headquarter
 in New York. Alleged activities o these organizations was given news
 paper publicity last summer, bu
 whether the police or federal authori ties investigated them at the time can
 not be learned.
 Public Places Guarded , While the outrages have failed t
 terrorize the authorities, nevertheless they arc taking every precautiol against further violence. The home o , every judge in the city was tonigh under guard, as were also the home of prominent city officials and clergy 2 men who have taken active part i ! the campaign against seditionist! . draft dodgers and others considere I enemies to the cause of the Unite , States in the war. The federal build I ing, housing the main postoffice, a I tho United States courts and variou local branches of the governmer
 weresalso under guard. About doze
 anarchistic circulars were found toda e l between the leaves of telephone direC I tories in the public booths in the build !; ing.
 - Reports that the bombs were stole [ from government munitions plants i e this city or vicinity could not be con r firmed. Pieces of the exploded bonn d resembled parts of shrapnel shell Many millions of shells were manu l factured in the Philadelphia distrit during the war. of which a large nun Der were for the Russian governmeI ], before it's collapse.
 Il An attorney who is active in social : ist circles tonight issued a statemer
 characterizing the explosions . o,' "dastardly outrages," and denyin f that any member of the socialist part v coilld have had hand in them