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Show FOUR INDICTED MEN ILL FIGHT AGAINSTARHE5T Frank Buchanan Claims Im munity by Virtue of Being Be-ing a Congressman, Warrants Issued FRANK S MONNETT GIVES $5000 BAIL Lamar and Taylor Also Appear in Court and Put Up Bonds to Answer to Conspiracy Charge NEW OSK Deo. SO Warraats for the arrest of Congressman Frank Bu chanan of Illinois II Eobert rowler former congressman from Illlno s II D Martin and Herman Schulteis four of the e gbt s en indicted yesterday for conspiracy to foment strikes in Amer lean munition factor es vere test to Washington tonight Three of the remaining defendants Frank 6. Monnett, former attorney gen eral of Ohio Jacob C Taylor president of Labor s National Peace council and Darid Lamar appeared voluntarily today to-day in the United State district court and were released io $5000 bail apiece. The eighth man indicted is Franz von Rintelen the German agent who ia said to have financed the alleged eonsplr aey He is a prisoner of war in Eng land. Will Resist Arrest Each of the fonr men for whom war rants were issued has announced bis in tention of resisting arrest Buchanan baa asserted thathe'la pretexted by hU prerogative Vs congressman, but this is denied by United State Attorney Snow den Marshal The warrant will be served in Washington tomorrow morn ing Following his arraignment Mr Jon nett issued a statement in which he denied de-nied ever having accepted or having been offered any German money He said he never knew either Lamar or Von Rintelen and that as far aa he knew neither had any connection w th the peace council Monnett denounce! the shipment of munitions to the ail t as criminal and illegal Lamar Refuses to Talk Taylor also made a statement deny ing the charges brought aga net him and also claiming that both Lamar and on Bintelen were strangers to him. La mar refused to make any comment The invest gat on iuio the act vit es of German agents in this country w 11 be resumed by a federal grand jury which w 11 convene here on fanniry 6 |