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29 ARE CONVICTED FOR FOMENTING PLOTS
CAUGHT PUNNING REVOLUTION AGAINST BRITISH RULE IN INDIA
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LONDON, April 24.—British sailors
and marines who participated in the
raid on the German submarine bases
at Zeebrugge and Ostend believe they
succeeded in blocking the mouth of
the canal and destroying every gun
on the mole They also demolished
the sheds on the mole and blew up
large stores of munitions.
A British cruiser steamed through
a heavy German fire to the mole,
where the storming party landed. The
Germans thought the raiders were
Americans.
The British cruiser was badly dam
aged.
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many has delivered an ultimatum to
the Netherlands government demand
ing the right to transport civilian
supplies, sand, gravel and war ma
terials on the Dutch canals and rail
ways.
In Holland the feeling is general
that acquiescence in the German de
mands would be equivalent to an
abandonment of Holland’s neutrality.
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SEATTLE, April 24.—The Amerl
can-Canadian fisheries conference
opened here today, with Secretary of
Commerce Redfield in attendance.
Secretary Redfield met Governor
Riggs last night and promised to meet
him again in Alaska shortly.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., April_ 24.—
Governor Stephens announced today
that he will pay no attention to the
telegrams which are pouring in on
him informing him of threatened
strikes of laborers, designed to in
fluence him in the Mooney case.
Mooney is under sentence of death,
and President Wilson recently asked
Governor Stephens to extend execu
tive clemency to him.
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FISH MARKET
SEATTLE, April 24.—Seattle prices
for fish at noon yesterday were as
follows: Halibut, 15%c; sablefish
20c; ling cod, 5c; red cod, 5c.
SEATTLE, April 24.—Fish prices ai
noon today were as follows;' Halibut
16c; sablefish, 7>/4c; ling cod, S^c; rec
cod, 3c.
TWO DEFENDANTS KILLED IN COURT ROOM IN GUNFIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.—The
twenty-nine defendants charged with
conspiring to violate American n°u
traiity through plo‘s to foment revo'u
tion against British rule in India were
found guiity by a jury in the federal
district court here today. The case
has been on trial for several months
past.
The convicted men include German
consular officials, Hindus and million
aire American shipping men.
Just before the close of the case
yesterday a tragic denouement took
place when two of the defendants
were killed in the court room during
a gun fight. The victims of the kill
ing were Ram Chandra, editor of the
revolutionary publication Ghadr, and
head of the Ghadr party, and Ram
Singh. Hindu poet and philosopher,
and alleged agent of the revolution in
various world capitals.
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Ramifications of Conspiracy
The so-called Hindu conspiracy case
had the world for its stage. It brought
, to light a movement which admittedly
! was active simultaneouly in many
world capitals to overthrow British
rule in the Punjab, and to extend rev
olutionary control until it should in
clude every principality in the vast
Indian empire. The government ol
i the United States acted because it
was alleged that American soil was
Jition against a friendly power, and
this was the specific charge against
the defendants, of whom there were
more than thirty. The case was more
! an airing of several separate conspira
cies than a detailing of one specific
plot.
The prosecution brought in the
names of many noted men as princi
pals, agents or confidants in these al
leged conspiracies. Count Von Bern
i storff, former German ambassador to
the United States; his fellow country
man, Count Von Luxburg, formerly
German ambassador to the Argentine
Republic, and Dr. Alfred Zimmerman,
once German foreign secretary, were
alleged in the testimony to have been
mentors of the plotters, supplying
funds, advice and the open door to
men in high places. Letters to revo
Ritionary leaders claimed the support
of Sir Rabindranath Tagore, British
Indian poet, hut not for war or blood
shed.
The Annie Larsen Case
Gun-running under German-Hindu
auspices was the whole story of the
schooner Annie Larsen and the
steamer Maverick, as told by the gov
ernment’s witnesses. Evidence was
offered to show that the schooner left
San Diego, Cat, March 8, 1915, taking
a $1100,000 cargo of arms and ammuni
tion to the bleak island of Socorro,
off the Lower California coast, where
the Maverick was to take over the
cargo and run it into Singapore. The
| arms, according to the testimony, were
paid for by German government
agents.
The Larsen waited a month for the
Maverick, hut missed her, and was
forced to return for supplies to Ho
quiam, Wash., where United States
authorities seized her and her cargo.
The Maverick, after waiting for a
month at Socorro island, proceeded to
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Result of German intrigue
German intrigue ran through nearly
everything which the government re
counted. According to the evidence,
the movement was directed by Secre
tary Zimmerman, working through the
Gtaadr party, but present there was
a split among the German-controlled
conspirators. Thereafter, it was tes
tified, hundreds of thousands of dol
lars were poured out by Berlin and
other strongholds of the conspiracy
through Dr. Chandra K. Chakravarty.
Chackravarty, according to the gov
ernment, worked through Wolf Von
Igel in New York most of the time,
\ on Igel reporting to Zimmerman.
It also was sworn that Berlin main
tained a “Berlin Indian committee,”
financed partly by the Oriental junta
and Hindus in the United States. The
German consulate in San Francisco
was supposed to have received hun
dreds of thousands of dollars from
Berlin for the conspirators, in addi
tion to what Chakravarty got.
The defense offered was a denial,
general and specific, coupled with the
accusation that the government was
ac ting for Great Britain, and not in
good' faith. As to the Maverick ex
pedition, the defense maintained that
the Vessel was intended for the oil
trade among the South sea islands.
The i^irsen’s arms were said to be
for Mexican revolutionists. The ac
tivities of the Oriental junta were ad
mitted. as were most of the allega
tions concerning the activities of the
Ghadr party in this country, but were
held not to constitute a breach of
neutrality. The alleged military as
pect .of the plots was denied.
Who the Convicted Men Are
The list of defendants actually on
trial were:
Bopp, former German consul
J fv'hW-rt] Von Brinoken, military aide
in the consulate, who pleaded guilty
and is awaiting sentencej
Dr. Chandra K. Chakravarty, alleged
Hindu agent of the German govern
ment in New York and Washington.
George Itodisk, German consul gen
eral in Honolulu, who pleaded guilty
and was fined $10,000.
H. A. Sehroeder, Rodiek's aide, who
pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000.
Robert Capelie, former agent for
the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company in San Francisco.
Tarak Nath Das, alleged head of the
Persian - Chinese - Japanese military
junta.
Ram Chandra, publisher of the
Ghadr (one of the men shot and killed
yesterday).
E. H. Von Schack, an aide in the
German consulate in San Francisco.
Ram Singh, Hindue poet and phi
losopher (the second victim of yes
terday’s tragedy).
Henry Kauffman, chancellor of the
German consulate in San Francisco.
Edwin Deinat and Heinrich Eelbo,
commanders of German merchant ves
sels interned at the Hawaiian islands.
Walter Sauerback, navigating offi
cer of the German gunboat Grier, in
terried at Honolulu.
John F. Craig, head of the Craig
shipbuilding yards at Long Beach, Cal.
.1. C. Hizar, city attorney of Coro
nado, Cal.
Charles Lattendorff, alleged agent of
the German consulate in San Fran
cisco.
Joseph L. Bley, a San Francisco
shipping broker.
Bernard Manning, alleged agent of
the Mexican government in the Mav
erick transactions.
Harry .1. Hart, a San Francisco ship
ping man.
Louis T. Hengstler, a San Francisco
nfSmTnilly lawyer.
Morris Stock Von Goltzeim, alleged
to have acted as an agent for the Ger
man consulate in San Francisco with
the “Ghadr” faction.
Gobind Bahara I.al. alleged Hindu
agent for the revolutionists in London.
1 hirteen alleged Hindu representa
tives of the revolutionists in the Ori
ent and elsewhere.
Many others were indicted but not
tried.
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GERMANS ARE AGAIN ATTACKING
WITH INFANTRY ON 25 MILE FRONT
DATELESS.—The Germans re
sumed their drive on Amiens, the ob
jective for which the Teutons plunged
so desperately and unsuccessfully last
month, early yesterday. German in
fantry is being hurled against the
British lines along a twenty-mile front
from the district north of Albert, to
the northeast of Amiens, to the Avre
river.
The attack represents the continua
tion of the persistent German efforts
to push between the French and Brit
ish forces.
Heavy Attack in Somime Region
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 24.—The Germans be
gan a heavy bombardment of the Brit
ish positions in the Somme region
yesterday, it is reported, attacking a
large section of the front, which is a
seething mass of combatants.
It is not known how many enemy
infantry are in action.
The Germans are bombarding the
British positions on both sides of the
river Lawe.
French Repulse German Attacks
LONDON, April 24.—The French
last night repulsed strong German at
tacks near Dranoutre, on the Flanders
front, according to the official report.
It is reported that heavy infantry at
tacks are progressing today in the
Albeit sector, also between the Somme
and Avre rivers.
The allies repulsed German attacks
northwest of Albert yesterday.
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UULI TO It IPFOINTED
WASHINGTON, April 24—Presi
dent Wilson is soon to name a na
tional labor administrator, to have
charge of all labor problems involved
in the production of war materials.
The plan is part of the general pro
gram for centralizing labor control.
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WASHINGTON, April 24.—Presi
dent Wilson today conferred with
Senator King of Utah, who recently
introduced a resolution calling for a
declaration of war on Bulgaria and
Turkey.
President Wilson indicated that he
I was opposed to the action contem
plated in Senator King's resolution at
: this time. The measure was the sub
ject of debate in the senate yester
| day.
WASHINGTON, April i*4.—Liberty
loan subscriptions reported to the
treasury department toda% totaled
$1,700,094,850. Scores of cities are
reported to be ready to "go over the
top” with their quotas.
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Save food or go on short rations.
«mm POWER
UNIS IRE DESTROYED
LONDON, April 24.—German news
papers say that two large powder fac
tories at Glazenbaeh, near Salsburg,
Austria, have been destroyed. It is
believed that incendiaries caused the
explosions, which resulted in heavy
casualties.
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Just wait until you hear all of
those jokes which Messrs. Brock.
Council, Chase, Daggett, Hillery and
Haasch are going to spring in the big
show- on the 30th. Some end men!
You'll laugh yourself sick and well
again!
FBI MINISTER HIT
ISM HIS POSITION
LONDON, April 24.—Viscount Mon
tono, the Japanese minister of for
eign affairs, has resigned, it is re
ported.
It is believed that the question of
Japanese intervention in Siberia led
to the resignation of Viscount Mon
tono.
LORO MAYOR QF DUBLIN
TO VISIT WASHINGTON
DUBLIN, April 24.—The lord mayor
of Dublin has announced that he has
applied to Foreign Secretary Bairour
for passports for himself and his sec
retaries, in order that they may pro
ceed to Washington.
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
GETS BERTH AT CAPITAL
SEATTLE, April 24.—David Whit
comb, fuel administrator for Washing
ton and Alaska, has been appointed
executive secretary of the national
fuel administration, with headquarters
at Washington, D. C.
WITH GOOD LIST
SEATTLE, April 24.—The steam
ship Alameda sailed tor the North at
9 o’clock this morning, with the fol
lowing passengers for Cordova:
1’. W. Lee. W. Muir, George Ander
son, Mrs. W. H. Smith, Kow Sam. J.
Carvey, H. M. Olson and wife. Miss
M. Lee, Fred Glassbrenner and wife,
A. Huglan, Jennie Meredith, George
Beare, H. J. Baker, Mrs. Maral Duval,
J. -C. Cook, Albert Miller, Earl G. Hill,
Stanley O’Northem, George O’Nor
them, Mrs. O’Northem, T. Oleff, David
King, U. King. E. Baker, J. Baker, H.
Rijgg, E. Tellssbo, J. llagerberg and
A. Nelson.
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CHICAGO, April 24.—George
Bowen, commissary-steward, and the
government’s chief witness in the
food graft expose at the Great Lakes
naval station, and who vanished from
sight last November and was not lo
cated until last Saturday night, was
held in brig under close guard, it was
learned today. The keeper of the brig
has been locked up in his place.
The graft is alleged to have netted
the gang $25,000.
WASHINGTON, April 24 —Automo
bile manufacturers from various sec
tions of the country met today with
the fuel administration and the war
industries board to agree upon a cur
tailment of passenger automobile
manufacture, which will probably total
75 per cent of the present production
after July 1.
Already the production of such au
tomobiles has been curtailed to the
extent of 30 per cent.
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IK TO JUNEAU
TO TIE OFFICE
SEATTLE. April 24.—Thoma3
Riggs, Jr., the newly-appointed gov
ernor of Alaska, sailed aboard the
steamship Alameda this morning for
Juneau to assume his new duties
At the luncheon given in his honor
yesterday by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, Governor Lister, as presi
dent of the Governors' Club of the
West, appointed Governor Riggs to
membership in that organization.
Mr. Riggs said that he would eiuer
upon his new duties with the knowl
edge that the governorship of Alaska
would not be a bed of roses, but he
hoped to work out a program of de
velopment for the far North.