Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-01

plot to embroil Mexican in war
against. the United States, which was
to have general financial support from
Germany, commands chief attention
because it is regarded as proof OF
long smouldering suspicious of GER
man activities to stir up trouble else
where on the Western Hemisphere,
where the United States, by the Mon
roe Doctrine, is morally obligated to
maintain order.
All Point to Trouble
Reports of German submarine
bases In the Gulf of Mexico, hints
of possible German influences be-
hind the uprising in Cuba; repeat
cd assertions that German inhu-
ences were playing upon all revol-
tionary factions in Mexico with
the sole purpose of embarrassing
the United States: reports of re-
sentiment being stirred up against
the United States IN Colombia,
which already has grievance be-
cause of the partition of Panama:
the recent purchase by the United
States of the Danish West Indies.
for the openly announced reason
that the United States could not
afford TO have them fall !nto the
hands of a hostile power, all these
things, in the opinion of officials
here take on decidedly definite
form with the disclosures made in
GeImanys instructions TO her
minister in Mexico.
Active Along Border
The Investigations of the American
military intelligence officers and the
secret service along the border have
disclosed many German activities
revelations, can be assigned to theii
nrnnnF nlacn the Sn0lRncH OF
events.
At Columbus, NM, it is charged thai
German influences were responsible
for the Villa raid, with the object oil
forcing Intervention by the United
States, which was expected to draw
the attention of the American military
forces and munitions and consequent
the allies.
Urged Attack at ParraI
The army intelligence officers are In
possession of information which seems
to imply possible connection of Theo
dore Kock, of Kouch, German vice
consul at Parral, Mexico, with the at
tack by Mexican troops on the Ameri
can cavalry under Major Tompkin'
while in pursuit of the Villa bandits
Although American officers say the!
did not find Kock at Parral when the.
were there, they have received reports
that he urged the Mexicans to attacl
the American troops in order to pre-
vent the capture of Villa, fearing i
would be followed by revelations o
the alleged German influence behint
the raid One high army officer said
II am positive that Kock had some
thing, if not a great deal to do will
the trouble at Parral."
From other sources information ha
come to the government of other Ger
man activities and influences in MeXi
co. DR.. Krum- Heller, German activ
in Mexico many years, is reported t
be very close to General CarranZa ant
active in conducting pro-Germal
propaganda in Mexico. Other infor
nation in the hands of governmen
intelligence officers is that MaXimil
ian Klaus, a German, is in charge o
the CarranZa ordnance fac
near Mexico City. None of these fact
In itself is regarded as having a direc
relation to the proposal of German.
to Mexico and Japan, but 1T is realized
they are collateral evidences of Ger
mans general plans.
1t is probable that full accoun
of German intrigues in this country
as well as in Central and South Amer
lea, of which this government ha
knowledge, may never become public
Iy known, but ii is possible that the,
may, according to the turn of events
1t is known positively, however, tha
evidences of the activities of Coun
Won Bernstorff, sufficient to force hi
departure from the country at an,
time, were in the hands of the gov
ernment even before it knew of tn
attempted intrigue with Mexico ant
Japan.