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Show MILITARY INVASION OF CANADA PLANNED Now York, March 29. A Military oxpedttlon to lnvndo Canada, which was halted by tho failure of a Buffalo Buf-falo (N. Y.) lawyer to appear nt a tlmo ngrecd upon with an organized "firing squad," It was assorted tonight, to-night, was part of an alleged conspiracy conspir-acy to violate tho neutrality of tho United. States upon which agents of the department of justtco aro working secretly In connection with tho return hero yesterday from England of Horst von Der Colts. Von Der Goltz, who, It Is said, claims to havo been a trusted agent of Captain vdn Pnpen, former Oormau military nttncho In this country, was questioned at length today by Unit led States District Attornoy H. Snow den Marshall and his assistant, nog er D. Wood. Von Dor Ooltt according to Captain Cap-tain William Offley, chief of the local lo-cal bureau of tho department of Justice, Jus-tice, told an Impressive tale of, plot and counterplot. Tho federal authorities let it bo known that tho publicity given, to Von Der Qoltz's return here, accompanied accom-panied by a detoetlvo sergeant from Scotlnnd yard, may Interfere with their plans to round "up suspects wanted In connection with the alleged alleg-ed proposed military expedition to Canada, which It was said, Von Dor Coltz has admitted Involved tho blowing blow-ing up of rallronds, bridges and public pub-lic buildings nnd tho destruction of tho Welland canal. Von Dor Coltz Is quoted as having said bo was supplied by persons Involved In-volved In tho alleged plots hero with planB and diagrams for tho destruction destruc-tion of Canadian property. Ho Is said to havo assorted that his assistants, assist-ants, while pro-German, wore not of German descent, but1 were actuated by hatred of England. , |
