The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-05
SPENT LARGE SUN
TO RE|ASTATE AUER1A
Won Pspcn and Boyd Said to Have
Directed Laying Out Of Twelve
Millions In His Behalf.
FACTS IN HANDS OF
AMERICAN OFFICIALS
Plenty OF Real Strong Reasons Why
These Men Should Go and Stand
Not On the Order of Their Going.
Washington Thinks.

AAAo S1vABluh CuhIpA&Sy, WI1OsG H.
tivitics In naval and military af-
fairs have displeasetl the admin
istratiOT, directed the spending Of
more than Sf2, 900. 900 to prepare
for . revolution in Mexico that
would put VictorianO Huerta
hack In power, and bring that
that country face to face with war
with the Unites States, was
learned today from a source close
to the Mexican consulate In this
city.
The story involves Lieutenant
Franz RinteIen. the wealthy German,
who for several months was the
cashier Of German propaganda in this
countr, and Andrew D. Meloy, a pro-
moter with interests in Mexico, who
acted as a sort of scout for Rintelen.
Those two men prepared the way for
the warlike work that was done af-
terward by tho two German attaches.
Il also shows how the Germans en-
ployed Mexican women as promoters
OF them plans, how they paid thou
sa nds of dollars to American women
to aid in gaining information and in
/ finding Mexicas who would soil their
/ Passports. obtained from the Mex.-
can government. to Germans.
All these details have been investi-
gated by the secret service and the
| Department OF Justice agents. They
have been supplemented by documents
and by the sworn statements OF
scores OF persons who have been BE-
fore the grand jury in connection with
inquiries that. while leading to In
dictments In minor cases, also pointed
! directly TO representatives OF the tier
n an government.
One of Causes of Trouble.
Tho evidence bearing on the Mex
/ lean plot--and the facts obtained
by the State Department. was said
In Washington to be one OF the causes
for the request for the recall of the
two attaches--was gathered in part In
this city. in part In different States
! throughout the country. But the
agents. who have worked for months
in this city, added to 1t information
concerning the movements OF many
millions OF dollars Of German money.
They have submitted to Washington
detailed statements showing the ex-
pend!ture OF at least 100000 Of
money spent in Mexican propaganda,
tiv!ties. They have obtained a vast
amount of testimony and document
much OF which was submitted to grand
ujries-hearing on the work done by
DR.. Alexander Nuber yon Pereked.
the Austro- Hungarian consul, and
! many other consuls throughout the
country. They have evidence of the
activities OF Baron zweidenik. acting
Austrian Ambassador.
Accordingly. should Germany. ~
limited from German sources, demand
reasons for the act OF the eAminis-
tration In demanding the recall OF the
two attaches, and OF other German
| and Austrian ofnciRls. the government
| IL in = position to give details and
/ facts. should that course be decided
/, upon. They can tell in detail the
movements Of Captain Boy-Ed and
Captain Won Papen for months past
ana give in every detail everythins
that they have done and. perhaps
said. They have the Same amount o.
evidence regarding other ofllciAls
Rintelen Prime Mover.
But the parts played by Boy Ed.
Won Papen, Rintelen and Meloy In
the Mexican conspiracy have been de-
veloped as one case Of prc-Gsrman
activity. Again the mysterious
Rintelsn. whose detailed life and 40
tivities are promised In detail within
a short time, - brought forward ~
the PRIME mover in the scheme. He ID
the man who Is said to have outrank-
ed all other Germans IN this country
during his visit here. ana who worked
AL I0-OPStAiltH Win Az Ouli
then Austro- Hungarian ambassador
ana the master Of the intrigue In ths
German propaganda
Rfntelen employed Meloy, who II
said to have netted fat fees for him.
self as an advance scout to sound out
Mexicans and study the situation, re-
porting to him. Then Rentelen Is
said to have detailed Captain Boy-Ed
and Won Papen To do the work OF
preparing for the military expedition
into Mexico from the United States
under the leadership OF General
Huerta
In their plan for spending more
than $40. 900 and more, IL neces-
sary. to finance Mexican revolution.
the Germans employed a great num-
her OF Mexican spies. Conspicuous
among them were two attractive
Mexican women who go about In an
expensive motor car. bought with
German gold. and who may be seen
almost any afternoon at the Rit1-
Carlton, or other uptown hotels.
These two women were employed to
do promotion work for the new revo-
luton. nrst hero and then in Mexico.
They received large amount Of
money to take them to Mexico and
there win converts for Huerta- They
VIVA AO0 AAOhA VAO AAA 0VVV4S - AAAOASAAS
and then refused to 20. retaining the
money which they had received. and
giving Z hint Of their work to Car
Kansas ASents.
While these women were working
here, Boy I'D and Won Papen dtsAp-
peared from New York They hurried
West to San Francisco and thence to
Los Angeles. San Antonio. Ell Paso and
Galveston. In all those places they
found that the way had been pre-
pared for them by Meloy and Rinte-
len. who had sounded out sentiment
and apparently found trustworthy
agents. In all these places there are
colonies OF Mexicans who were appar-
emily eager to enlist under the Hucrta
banner,
The two Germans, finding receptive
workers, placed large amounts OF
money At theor disposal and outlined
the plans for the obtaining OF recruits
the equipping OF those soldiers with
arms ana ammunition, the storing Of
supplies aloig the border. and the
shipment of more supplies by ships 10
the eastern coast Of Mexico. and also
to ports along Lower California.
More than $12,000.0o0 was dispose
OF In this manner. and the Carranixis-
tas are now coming upon hidden sup
plies OF arms and ammunition that
wara purrha ee6 nv th> e,,npov<Ar AIRS ~