Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-01
Many Border Troubles
Traced to German Incep-
ton by U. s. Agents.
CAPITAL STIRRED
TO ITS DEPTHS
Plot to Involve Mexico and Japan in
War Against United States Evolved
Before ssvsrsnce Of Diplomatic Re-
Iations- Germany Aware Submarine
Campaign Would Cause Trouble
With America.

how Germany, expecting war with the
United States, as a result Of her sub
naIine campaign, plotted to unite
Mexico and Japan with her for an at
tack on the United States, has stirred
the capital to It's depths.
Members of congress, many Of whom
lhave been hesitating before granting
the presidents request for full author
ity to deal with Germany, went to the
capital today reading documentary evil
dence of the intrigue which proposed
to separate Japan from her allies and
add the United States to the list Of
! nations which Germany hopes to see
conquered in her dream of world con-
quest.
Proposed Triple Blow.
How Germany. confident that unre-
stricted submarine warfare 10 the In
strumant by which she will bring Eng
land to her knees, proposed triple
blow issreYealed in a set Of instructions
from German Foreign Minister Zim-
u1erman TO Minister Eckhart at Mexico
6sty. and transmitted to Count Won
BeInstor6.
TO American oh1ciais the startling
1 ltvcIoGnre throws new light on Ger
& sssnnany = real aftitufA toward the United
n s6Itates, VI showa. that while the admin
\ irtration has attempted to avoid an
armed clash with Germany, Germany
has been numbering tho United States
\ among her enemies and making pro-
visi0us to meet such a situation.
.gs Puts Germany in Bad Light
American officials wonder how Ger
4 man officials will reconcile their plea
{ that the United States put an inter-
n pretation on submarine orders mot in
tended by Germany" with the dis
ablinR Of German naval ships in Amer
loan borts at a prearranged signal
some OF them even before the break
was an accomplished fact.
American officials are equally inter-
ested in knowing what reception the
ENCLOSURES will meet in Germany.
Turned Down BY Japan?
The evidences at hand are that If
Mexico. as suggested by Germany.
communicated to Japan the proposal
for an attack On the United States, It
met with a reception in Toxic which
Twas quite contrary, to what Berlin had
\ ornected. It is thought that Germany's
announcement that she intended with
dawine from the Pacific was carefully
planned long ago to attract Japan with
the scheme.
h observers here believe that the
breakdown Of the scheme, 80 far as
1anan was concerned, was signalled
when the Mexico government reversed
ira attitude and announced 1t had no
intention Of cutting OF the British sup
ply of naval fuel oil, as had plainly
been indicated in General Carranza's
proposal to make peace IN Europe ny
cutting on exports G. .ec" s"
tons from neutrals.
Mexico Plot Of First Importance.
Aside from the plan to ALLEVIATE Japan
from the entente. the plot to emproil
Mexico in g. war against the Unlted
states, which was to have general
: financial support from .rmany, COM
rnantis chief attention because 1t IS re-
garded as proof OF long smolderins
4 suspicion Of German activity to stir up
! trouble on the western hemisphere
where the United States is morally op-
3 lixated to maintain order.
Repeated assertions that German in
fluences were playing upon all revoiu-
tionary factions in Mexico, with the
nnrpose Of embarrassing the United
4 states; reports Of resentment being
stirred up against the United States
in Colombia, which has grievance be-
cause OF the possession of Panama.; the
recent purchase by the United States
81 the Danish West Indies for the
openly announced reason that the
limited States could not afford to have
them fall into the hands Of a hostile
II ipower. all these Things take on a de-
cidedly definite form with the disclo-
3 sures made In Germany's instructions
20 her minister in Mexico.
Germans Ineits Villa Raid.
The Investigations of the military In
telliRence officers have disclosed many
German activities there, which now, in
the light Of these revelations, can be
3 ASSIGNED to their proper place in the
sequence Of events.
Al Columbus, N. NJ, it is charged
that German influences were RESPONSE
b1e for the villa raid. with the object
OF forcing Intervention by the United
Y states, which was expected to draw the
attention OF the American forces and
munitions.
lnspirede Attack Son Troops.
W. ySS The army intelligence officers are in
possession Of information which seems
Il 10 imply possible connection of TheoA
I llcre Kock or Kouch, German Vice con-
sul ~ PasTai, Mexico, with the attack