The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
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TO BRING NEW ATTACHES

acted as a scout Tor Rintelen. THOSE
two men prepared the way for the work
that vas done afterward by the two
German attaches. The story also shows
how the Germans employed Mexican
women a. promoters OF their plans ;
how they paid thousands Of dollars
to American to aid In gain
ing Information and In finding Mexicans
who would sell their passports, obtained
from the Mexican Government. to Ger
mans.
All these details have been investi-
gated by secret service nj Depart
ment Of Justice agents. They have been
supplemented by documents and by the
sworn statements Of scores Of persons
who have been before the Grand Jury in
connection with inquiries that. while
leading to indictments in minor cases,
also pointed directly to representatives
Of the German Government.
lsSviry was statewide.
The evidence bearing on the Mexican
plo;-and the facts obtained BY the
State Department we're said In Washing
ton to be one Of the causes for the
request for the recall of the two at
taches-was gathered in part in this
city and In part In differ Mt states
hiOokuOuk tu0 NOuttiy. bu tHO 4cuto
who have worked for months In this city.
added to II information concerning the
movements Of many million dollars Of
German money.
They have submitted 10 Washington
detailed statements showing the ex-
penditure Of at least 81. 900. 900 In
the Mexican propaganda and In other
phases Of @ rman activities. They have
obtained a vast amount of testimony
- 1891 II. ....
submitted to Grand Juries-tearing on
the work lone by DR.. Alexander Nuber
Won Pereked, the AUS ro- lung rian
Coreul in New York. and many other
Consuls throughout the country. They
have evidence Of the activities OF Baron
Zweidsntk. acting Austrian Ambassa-
dor.
Accordingly. should q rmany as
limited from German sources, demrnd
reasons for the act of the Administration
In asking for the recall Of the W o at
tachss and Of other German and Aus
trian oficials the Government is In a
position to Civ details and facts should
that course be decided upon. They can
tell IN detail the movements Of Capt.
Bcy-Ird ard Capt. o Papen for months,
ard give In detail ev ryth!ng that they
have done. and perhaps said. They
nave the same moun Of evidence re-
gsrdinG other Officials.
But the parts played by Boy-Ed. Won
Papen. Rlntelen and Meloy in the Next
can conspiracy have been developed as
one Ease Of pro-German activity. Again
the mysterious R!ntelen, WHOSE act,vi-
ties are promised in detail within a short
| time. Is brought forward a the prime
mover In the scheme. He 10 the man
who 10 said to have outranked all other
Germans In this country during his
visit here and who worked In coopera.
| ton with DR.. Dumba. then Austro-Hun-
garian Ambassador.
Meloy's Work In MEXICO.
Rintelen employed Meloy. who In said
to have Melted fat fees for himself. AS
an advance agent to question Mexicans
and study the situation Then R'nte!en
Is aid to have detailed Capt. Boy.Ed
and Capt. Won Papen TO do the WORK
Of preparing for the military expedited
into Mexico from the United States
under the leadership Of Gen, Huerta.
In their plan for spending $50 o01 600
and more II necessary to finance a Mex.
can revolution the Germans employed
a great number Of Mexican spies. o
81 .cuous among them were " attrac-
tive Mexican women who 60 about in an
e. pens,ve motor car and may be seer
almost any afternoon at the Risz'
Carlton or other uptown hotels. These
two women were employed to do promo
ton wor'; for the new revo ut'on. mrs.
here and then In Mexico. They received
q large amount OF money to take u
Mexico. there 10 win converts Tor Huerta
They worked along here for severa
months and the refused to 10, retain
ing the money which they had receiVet
and also giving a mint OF their work Il
Carranza's agents.
While these women were working her
Capt. Boy.Ed and Capt. Won PapeI
disappeared from New York. They hur
ried to San Francisco and thence 10 10
Angeles, San Antonio. FL Paso n Gal
weston. In all those places they foun'
that the way had been prepared 10
them BY Meloy and Kintelen. who ha'
sounded out sent ment and apparent!
found trustworthy agents. In AL mos
places there are colonies or MexicAn
who were apparently eagr TO enlist uh
der the Huerta banner.
TIE two Germans, finding receptive
workers. placed large amounts OF none!
at their disposal and outlined the plan
for obtaining recruits, equipping thos'
soldiers with arms and ammunition, stor
ing supplies along the border and tn
shipment Of more supplies by ships 4
the eastern coast OF Mexico ana also u
ports along Lower California.
More than $4,000. 600 was disposed
Of in this manner and the Carranz!sta
are now coming upon hidden SUPPLE
II arms and ammunition hat were pur
chased BY the supporters OF Hue Ia. l
is said that 5000. 900 rounds Of ammu
milton were bougt, nom a house In 81
Louis: that 5000. 900 rounds were or
dered In New York that new Aause
and new Winchester rines-despi,e tn
fact that the Allies cannot get all the,
want-were distributed to Mexican
along the border. The last point ha
been we'll established By the captur,
Of the bandits who have given the Unite,
States 30 much trouble and by tindIu.
OF them the latest make OF army rifles
In fact. the Carranzistas charge tina
the Germans are the cause Of this horde
warfare at the ~ esent time.
While the two attaches were bus,
over those plans they are said also I
have engaged actively In a tremendou
h'siness OF obtaining pa sports from IN
Mexican Government for German eli
zens who wished to return TO the father
land or to visit England. France an
Russia. Hundreds OF Germans made
trip to Mexico to claim Mexican citi
zenship and get passports.
Many OF those citizens were recruIte.
through the aid OF two women who hav
an apartment In IN expensive house u,
! Riverside Drive. One Is a blonde and 4