Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-15
Sergeant Alexander Fruchter.
Is Held in Guard House at.
Fort Bliss Papers on Him.
Investigated,
GERMAN INTRIGUE is
RAMPANT IN MEXICO
Agents Are Appealing to Mex;-
can LaborerS in New Mex
leo, Arizona and California
to Return Home,

FL Paso, Tex, March l4-Sergeant
Alexander Fruchter, of Company X,
Seventeenth U. s. cavalry, is being
detained at the Fort Bliss guard house
on a charge of desertion, it was ad-
mitted tonight by high military Off
GERS. Fruchter is said to be of Ger
man birth and an investigation fol-
lowing his arrest is said to have re-
suited in the finding of number of
German letters and other papers in
his effects. One army officer said
some Of the letters belonging TO
Fruchter appeared to be only friendly
letters from relatives and friends, but
they were being closely examined by
experts,
Friend Closely Watched.
A German civilian, said to have been
friendly with Fruchter has been un-
der surveillance by government agents
for more than a week here, 1t was
added, and an effort was being made
to connect him with the alleged Ger
man plot on the border and in Mex
leo. He was said to have come here
from the Tampico district of Mexico
Additional confirmation was re-
ceived here tonight by army officers
OF the offer made to the CarranZa Of
ficials in chihuahua City to raise a
regiment of German reservists and
other German residents of Mexico In
the event the United States declared
war on Germany and Mexico became
involved. This offer, according to this
later information which was brought
from Chihuahua city today, was made
less than ten days ago to high Car
rama officials in the state capital.
The offer followed banquet at
which Americans were said to have
been abused and toasts drunk to the
future friendship of Mexico and Ger
many.
Germans With villa.
Four German officers are known 10
be with Francisco Villa at the pres
ent time, according to confidential in
formation received here today. The
whereabouts of Villa himself remains
q mystery, although the main body OF
his troops was reported to have been
in the vicinity of Rosario, Durango,
Monday. Villa was reported from one
source to have left with a picked
bodyguard for the west coast OF Mex
leo, to receive large shipment of am
munition to be landed there from a
foreign ship. Another report re-
ceived late today said Villa was in
the vicinity of Parral and was about
to attack that town.
A report was received here today by
government officials that secret agents
we're at work among the Mexican Ia
borers in Arizona, New Mexico and
California spreading anti American
propaganda among these laboring
classes and making efforts to induce
them to return to Mexico. Promises
were said to have been made to them
of lands and free transportation, ac-
oording to this report Carranza
agents are known to have been max
ing efforts here to induce former Mex
lean generals and other trained army
officers to return to Mexico at once,
offering full guarantees and a restora-
ton of all confiscated properties in
the republic.
A large Industrial organization here
announced today that all Germans
employed by the corporation would be
required TO obtain final citizenship
ntit tho caryiNa