The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-15
|VANOFF NOT
YET CAUGHT;
HUNT TAKEN
TO CHICAGO
Alleged Bomb-Maker, Sought
for Palmer and Gimbel Out
RACES, Has Fled-Author-
tiles Continue Search.
CONFEDERATE IS HELD
(By Associated Press)

JAM, Iuu-' OCL 1o-MluIdry du-
thorities and federal agents declared
that Alexander Ivanhoff, radical lead
er and chemist, formerly employed in
the local steel mills and alleged maker
of the May Day and Chicago postoffice
bombs, is not yet under arrest
He is being sought as a result Of in
formation said to have been given the
fededal authorities by Anton Gorski,
who is under arrest.
Convinced that Ivanhof has fled
from Gary, the federal authorities to-
day transferred their search for the
radical leader to Chicago. Dozens Of
the departments of justice are report
ed to be following clues
Federal agents backed by troops
early today made four more raids on
homes Of radical leaders here in which
about 20 persons were taken into Gus
tody. Six are being held.
More than a dozen men were taken
into custody during the night and
were questioned today.
1t is also said army intelligence
agents have IN their possession a list
Of several hundred alleged radicals.
among whom a number are believed
to be the leaders in the radical move
ment.
Clues Obtained Long Ago.
Military intelligence authorities are
said to have obtained clues regarding
radical activities here even before Ma
jor General Leonard Wood, command
er of the central army department,
IaoJorol hr -,
uation growing out of the steel strike
got beyond state officials.
Several men, including Anton Cor
ski, who was said to be under sur
veillance IN connection with the eX-
plosion of a bomb in the Chicago post
office. in September. 1918, were ques-
toned yesterday, and it was stated
Alexander Ivanhoff. believed to be
the maker of the Sc bombs sent from
New York to prominent men through
out the country last June, was being
sought.
That the situation in Gary itself Is
believed to be under complete control
by the federal soldiers here was evil
denced by General Wood granting per.
mission for the first outdoor mass
meeting since he assumed command
here.
The meeting was to be addressed by
John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the Nat
iOnal committee for organization Of
steel workers; Edward Nockels, SEQ
retary of the Chicago federation Of
| labor, and John Walker, former pres
ident Of the Illinois federation of la
| Dor.
No Army Camp Plot.
or the many reports that spread
through the veil of secrecy through
out their activities by the military
and civil authorities after they had
inaugurated raids on alleged Red
headquarters and meeting places OF
suspected persons, one. that a wide
spread plot against military canton
ments had been discovered, was Of
| ficially denied by Col W. S. Mapes.
commanding troops here.
| That drastic measures to combat
Red plots uncovered have been plan
ned. was Lot denied, however
Intelligence officers conducting the
raids on places suspected in the Red
plots were interested in the rounding
of a quantity of radical propaganda,
printed in German, and large German
silk flag
Steel workers disavowed the pro
! CldmauOn issued Oy the ComnunlS ST
party Of America" calling on the
working men to wrest control from
the federal troops and establish a
dictatorship"
Aside from the situation at Gary,
where disclosures of arrests of radi-
calls, revelations of the discovery of
alleged anti-government plots by Fed
eral authorities yesterday attracted
nationwide attention, the industrial
conditions in the Chicago steel dis
trict today showed no material change
in the past "a hours.
PITTSBURGH MILLS WORKING
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15.-Pittsburgh
district steel mills are operating more
fully today than at any time since the
nationwide strike of steel workers be
gan more than three weeks ago, &C