The Washington herald., 1918-06-18

manner Of walking which re-
sembied that OF the poems and was
able even to walk with hok legs.
He shaved OF his moustache.
At last Diaz and his company reach
ed q camp of Carranza soldiers and
were intercepted. To the commander
Of the soldiers they said that they
were fishermen and that their vessel
had been lost In q gale but that they
had been able at last to reach shore.
To Mexico City.
furthermore they said that they
Grande River into Texas, but the COM
was the place. for them, for they could
find employment in plenty there.
Persisting In their desire to go to
Texas. although they really wanted to
get to Mexico City, they were never
theless with great but feigned reluct-
ance on their part upon q train which
brought them at last to the city OF
Mexico. still they were unrecognised.
Their arrival at Mexico City attracted
no attention.
NAA4 hAAAoCAA, Wuo was "CAl AAoWh
and who had been superintendent of
the police. walked the streets unmo-
Tested. it being presumed that he was
q peon. He sought accommodations
in q hotel, because within a door or
two Of that hotel there dwelt a ply
sician whom Diaz knew to be a secret
member Of his own party.
In order to avoid suspicion Of any
kind. Diaz swallowed a medicine pur-
posely with intent to bring on a fever.
When the fever came he summoned
the hotel proprietor and asked him to
find a physician who would be able to
bring him around. He spoke the peon's
dialect and he was a perfect actu- of
the part. so that the hotel keeper was
completely duped.
He thereupon summoned the physi-
clan Diaz wanted because that physi-
clan lived within q step or two of the
hotel When the physician entered
the room where Diaz lay moaning
with fever. he did not recognize his
old friend. At last when the oppor-
tunity was good. Diaz revealed him
self to his physician. who was won
der-struck at the discovery that Felix
Diaz was again in Mexico in the dis
guise of peon.
Summons His Followers.
By the aid of this physician the
secret members of the Diaz party
were informed OF his presence and
were told to make their way as rap
idly as possible to Vera Cruz. This
many Of them did. Diaz himself pro-
cured in some way an expensive high
power automobile, and still maintain
ing his disguise as a epon. he started
through Mexico City in a southeriy
direction driving the car himself.
Some miles out of Mexico City, he
was halted by a group of Carranxa
soldiers, who asked him how it hap
pened that a peon was driving an ex-
pensive. high-power car. To that
question Diaz answered. II stole II.
Why not? Everything in Mexico now
belongs to the people,
But the soldiers replied in return
that they wanted that automobile
and would take il. but would give
him in place OF it a very poor car
which they:possessed. With some ex-
poStulations he consented to the ex-
change. and proceeded on his way
sOutherly.
Some miles further on he met a
body of cavalry which constituted a
part OF Carranza's army. The COM
mander Of the cavalry held him Up.
asking. as had been asked before,
what he. peon. was doing with an
automobile. In reply Diaz again said
that he stole II and felt that he had
a right to do that. because everythins
In Mexico now belonged to the peo-
sas-+hS commander Of the cavalry
gid that he wanted that automobna
and was going to take it. Diaz expos
t"lated, but at last agreed to let the
commander have Tie automobile. pro-
Vlded he received in return one Of
tht horses. I'd this the commander
agreed, and Felix Diaz, disguised as
icon. mounted the horse and pro-
c"Cded southerly. Gradually he made
his way toward the state of Vera
CICz. where he at last met his fol-
lowers at a rendezvous which had
tcen agreed uoor.
This Is the way in which Felix DIaz
eEIered Mexico, remained in Mexico
City severaldays. at one time meet
ing Carranza, who did not recognize
rim. and at last was able to reach
the rendesvouz at Vera Cruz. where
he met his army. which is now strong
enough to hold four Mexican states.
He has excellent understanding
with Zepata, whose army of q. 900
men is in complete control OF some
OF the southern states of Mexico,
BY and by they will act in co-opero-
ton. with intent to restore peace tn
the citizens Of Mexico.