Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-01
oko Appears Have Turned Cold Today
Charge Berlin Being
GERMANY P LANNED WEA ENIENTEBY
DETECTION OF JAPAN; CRUSHING ENGLISH
NAVAL POWER AND ENGAGING y. S. in WAR

startling disclosures Will meet In Ger
many and what will be the effect on
the; German people II they are per-
mitted to know about them.
Toxic Threw Water on 1t.
The evidences at hand arc that II
Mexico us Germany suggested, COM
municatcd to Japan tho proposal for
with reception in Toxic which was
quito contrary to what Berlin had cx-
pccteti. 1t is thought here that Ger
InaDy's announcement that shc i'm
tended to withdraw from the Pacific,
as part OF the making of peace, was
carefully planned long ago to attract
Jal'h1, to Gcr7nany's scheme, with the
prospect not, only OF occupying the
German possessions in tho Pacific.
great ocean, but of settling tho long
standing friction with the United
States.
Observers here believe that the out
break of the scheme so far as Japan
was concerned was signalized when
the Mexican government suddenly re-
versed its attitude and announced that
it had no intention Of cutting off the
British supply of naval fuel oil, as
had plainly been indicated in General
Garranza's proposal to make peace in
and munitions from neutrals.
Proof of German Completely.
Aside from the plan to ALLEVIATE Ja-
pan from the entente and turn that
country against the United States, the
plot to embroil Mexico in war
against the United States, which was
to have general financial support
from Germany, commands chief at
tentlon because it is regarded as
proof of long .smouldering suspicious
Of German activities to stir up trouble
elsewhere on the western hemisphere,
where the United States. by the Mum
'roe doctrine, is morally obligated to
maintain order. ..ss ss..:&,-l,,.s.s 4 ~. u
Many DifiicuItics.
rs Reports !,Of German submarine
bases I'm the Gulf of Mexico hints Of
possible German Influences behind
tho uprising in Cuba: repeated as
sertiOns that German influences were
playing upon all revolutionary fac.
tons in Mexico, with the sole pur-
pose of embarrassing the United
States: reports of resentment being
stirred up against the United States in
Columbia. which already has n gricv-
ancc because of the partition of PAN
anna; tho recent purchase by the Uni-
ted States Of the Danish West Indies
the United States could not afford to
have them fall into tho hands of q
hostile power, all these things, in the
opinion of officials here. take OH a
decidedly definite form with the dis.
closures made in Germany's instruc.
uons to her minister in Mexico.
German Activity on Border,
The investigation of the American
military intelligence officers, and the
secret service along the border have
disclosed many German activities
there, which now. in the light Of
these revelations. can be assigned to
their proper place in the sequence Of
events.
Germany Behind Columbus Raid.
At Columbus. N. NJ. 1t is charged
that German influences were respOn-
sible for the villa raid, with tho oh.
ject of forcing Intervention BY the
United States. which was expected to
draw tho attntion of the American
military forces and munitions and
consequently cut down the munitions
exports to the allies.
The Parral Attack Also.
The army intelligence officers are
in possession of information which
seems to imply possible connection Of
Theodore Kock or Kouch, German
vice consul at Parral. Mexico, with
the attack by Mexican troops on the
American cavalry under Major Tomp-
kins while in pursuit Of the Villa
bandits.
although American officers said
they did not find Kock at Pnrral
when they were there, they have re-
ceived reports that he urged the Mex.
leans to attack the American troops
In order to prevent the capture. Of
Villa. fearing 1t would he followed by
revelations Of the alleged German in
6uencc behind tho raid. One high
army officer said: Z @
"I am positive that KOck had
something.. II not great deal, to do
with tho trouble at Parral." -
From other sources information
has come to the government Of other
German activities and influences in
active In Mexico many years. is re-
ported to be very close to General
Carranza and active in conducting
pro-German propaganda In Mexico.
Other information in the hands OF the;
government intelligence officers il
that Maxfmilian Klaus. German, Is
in charge of the Carranza ordnance
manufactures. which have been es-
tablished near Mexico City
It is thought positively. however.
that evidences of the activities Of
force his departure from the country
at any time. were in the hands Of the
government even before 1t knew Of
the attempted intrigue with Mexico
and Japan. ST
FLOOD BILL 10 BE SIGNED