El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-28
GERMANS INGITE
WAR ON CHINESE
U. S. Agent Finds Foe Spy
Plot to Make Mexicans
Refuse Yankee Money.
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promises to pay. At the time Of my
visit some shops would not take
American money at all; others would
accept II reluctantly at a discount
OF Is percent
Also. L heard something 70 the ef-
feet that Rosario, a small town on the
railroad some IS miles south OF
Mazatlan, was sort OF neaoqu ar ters 5
for German spies; and entered
another mental memorandum 10 look
: it up.
Leaves for MazatIan.
Early on the morning OF March Is
III left Culiacan for Mazatlan my sec
ond objective. The journey OF eight
and a half hours was dull and IN
interesting, for the bandits did not
seem 10 be on the Job. To Kill time
] / played penny ante with some MeXl-
{ can commercial travellers in the en-
ploy OF German houses. That Is. 1
played poker with one hand and
fished with the other. In the course
Of the day I landed the fact that the
Germans were doing their utmost to
stir up i'll feeling between the Chinese
merchants and the MeXicans- The
I Chinese. being faithful friends Of the
/ Americans. had no difficulty IN OBJ
tanning supplies, while the black
listed German firms were having
trouble. despite the free use Of
smugglers and other devices ALREADY
a series OF outrages, melted By the
Germans. had been begun on the de-
] fenceless Chinese
! Freedman Runs Hotel.
On registering at the hotel Francia
in Mazatlan that evening I took ad-
vantage OF the opportunity 70 make
the proprietor, q patriotic French
man, who had been disabled In the
war and had come TO Mexico 10 exc
out his remaining days, unhappy pJ
telling him that had decided 10 set
tie in the city and practice medicine
knowing me under my own proper
name as a rabid German agent, he
did not deem il safe to make any
audible comment on the character Of
his latest quest; but his look said a
Next morning my first step was to
call on the German consul, UnEar-
For auEht knew the fate Of
Wabirski had been learned by this
time and 1 might simply be walking
10 my DOOM Ungar's first question
where is WabirsIi2"
Il don't knows That fs what
came here 70 find out
Have you seen the nigger7'
Was he with usF
yes: he was an L ". ". agent"
Produces Fake Telegram.
Il have telegram here that
Wabirski sent me from Los Angeles
Thereupon I handed the consul a
telegram which I had written with
nv own fair hands On a typewriter
in NoEales, ARK, and sent TO myself
At the hotel in Nogales. Sonora. in
order that II might have a Mexican
receiving stamp. and picked It Up
there when I came across the border
on my present expedition II read as
los Angeles. Feb. s. 1913.
II an in Los Angeles arranging my
business. VIII be in Nogales in eight
days. Ruiz
I explained 20 Ungar that Wabirski
had arranged before we parted 70
sign letters and kilograms Ruiz"
Before be left Hermosilo he
promised 10 send ne a telegram az
Nogales; 50 went up there and
found this message. l waitsd ana
waited. but he did not come. I wrote
several letters 10 Jahnke at Mexico
City but got no answer. diln Z
know what to DO"
Il cannot understand # Did you
mark your letters via Mazatlan2
you did q very foolish thing. Your
letters went through the United
States. where, Of course they were
opened by the censors and held UP"
Quicker Route Via Fl Paso-
Il should be explained here that
,
NogaIes VIA Mazatlan + Mexico City.
but only five days via e Pasos and
mail clerks, following immemorlal
custom. always send mail by the
quickest route unless otherwise in
structed ] may also say that jahnke
had cautioned me very particularly
10 marx AL letters via Mazatiani but
7 didn't know this. was
ignorant"
The density Of ny ignorance seemed
q satisfactory explanation Tor the
time being, so consul Ungar changed
the subject. Naturally he wanted 10
know where had been IN the IN
term. j explained that. being re-
duced 10 the humiliating necessity OF
earning an honest living. had
worked IN an American mine for a
month. and produced a letter, also
carefully prepared before leaving the
military intelligence department
certifying to this fact. But ] ex-
planned that the American swine
made me so uncomfortable BY their
sighting remarks about the father
land that ! could stand Il no longer
and so had left
AGENT TO Become doctor"
What are you going TO do hereZ
Il am going TO practice medicine
We'll. you can make q good living
Come and see me often
I assured him in all sincerity that
I should avau myself 70 the fun OF
the invitation / needed q lot OF IN
formation TO be had only IL his Of
flee. and, furthermore, IL was es-
sential TO my safety that should
keep in close touch with the consul
for two reasons: One was that
hoped intuition would warn me OF
impending danger IN time TO flee II
suspicion should be cast in my oirec-