Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1919 — FIND BIG BOMB PLOT [ARTICLE]

FIND BIG BOMB PLOT

TERRORIBTB PLANNED CARNIVAL OF DEATH JULY 4. Anarchists Rsady for Demonstrations In Thirty-Two Cities—Secret Service Men Active. Washington, July 13.—Following an appeal to congress by Attorney General Pulraer for an appropriation of $500,000 to run down the authors of the recent attempts to assassinate public officials, It became known that 200 secret agents of the navy intelligence bureau are Investigating a gigantic plot to explode bombs in Chicago and more than a score of other large cities on July 4 next. 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 cities. Suspects are under surveillance In Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Louisville, Cleveland, Akron, Toledo and Moline. The plot called for July 4 bomb demonstrations in all of these cities except Milwaukee, and In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, New York, Trenton, Newark, Jersey City, Bridgeport, Taunton, Fall River, Providence, Boston, Pittsfield, Memphis, Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, Birmingham and New Orleans. Existence of the plot became known to department of justice operatives about two months ago, when an operative who had Joined a terrorist group and, gained the confidence of the “Committee of Five” —members of the inner circles at Chicago headquarters of the organization succeeded in purloining papers containing a program of bomb explosions for a large number of cities where Fourth of July celebrations on a large scale were to be Held.