El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-14
GRAVE DUG By
GERMAN SPIES
American Agent Outwits
z hem, However, and
Wins for Uncle Sam.

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pened to me. Taxing ny revolver.
went out 70 the Glasbeck IN a SINAI
boat and asked for Capt Beekmar
When he appeared. asked
schwiertz was on board ana was toll
that he was uot- A second question
elected an evaFive answer. Steppini
back and covering the captain Wit
my revolver. said.
IF you do not tel me the truth.
shan shoot you down. 7 am sent her
by consul Rademacher (Which wash
-rue-) You are keeping an American
SPY on board and protecting him. Now
J want the whole story OF your deai'
iugs with SchWlertz."
Theraupon Capt Beckman blurteC
out che whole story OF a new scheme
by SchWiertE 70 do away with ne
The scheme was for Capt Beckna1
20 invite me 20 90 fishing with him
we were TO go ashore where some Of
his officers would be waiting with
SchTlertz 10 XIII me- All the prepar-
atoms bad been made. including e
graFe ready dug for me IN a nice Sc
his Grave was dug.
The French vice consul. Psrdo, &C.
tualiv saw SchWierfz and his gang
digging the grave and told me about
70 at me hotel later ia the day
should like 20 say that. having no use
Tor the thing am ready 10 consider
any reasonable offer from any one
who would Ike to buy a grave that
has never been used
In his anxiety TO square himself,
Capt Bec1man blabbed everything he
had ever known about Schwiertz. In
gliding the fact that Schwiertz had
often come on board the Glasbeck and
worked the greater part Of the night
over messages IN the German imperial
colei which was not supposed 20 be
entrusted 10 men Ike him. This
irflEnl-le diateiT recognized as matter
Of importance 70 me In finally dispos-
irg ut the troublesome SchWiertz.
was blurfinE when told Rademacher
2 would have something OF Importance
10 tell him, for had nothing what
ever Now 7 could make a parade Of
ray lforeknowledge OF the misuse II
the imperial code.
when Beckman had finished his re-
cital drove him before me 10 the
German couEuls office, where he re-
pea1ed his story with the additional
Information that 'SchWiertz wzs hiding
IN the mountains near by waiting for
me 20 accept that invitation TO 90
fishing
When he had finished Eademacher
said You ought to have killed
Schwiertz- II you get a chance. do It.
lie ls an American SPY. We have al
the proof from the doctor"
But nothing happened 10 SchWiertz-
Realizing az last that his game was
up he escaped in a launch with five
other Germans TO Lower California
Rademacher invited me 20 lunch
at his home, where the matter Of the
money for Gales was brought up. 4
Eademacher said the money was al
ready and that We should take 70 up
10 Herm osilo by the next train After
lunch We went 10 the office Of Mueller /
6 Co. German firm (thsre are no I
banks 10 Mexico now where II
and gold certificates. the only money
the Germans IN Mexico VIII accept,
counted out I Wat1hed Rademacher
CONT IL a sacord time, so that ] au
sure Of the amount. and put it in q
bag, Ike the bag TO his Office ard
accom- panied him 20 take The bag
out and carried it myself % the
train
Money left at Gales Home.
Upon arriving a. Hermosillo We
went directly % Gales home where
The heE with its contents was de-
liVertd- As the result Of our cal
1po1 Gen Gales, Dadeuacner sent
q telegram Of 800 words 10 amdas-
5ador Won Eczhardt saying Dr. Al
-gailst the Germans, and he was
anI Gus TO send me TO Mexico City TO
explain H. re followed this with q
long letter. A ful report Of al this
was sent 10 the border. Jones acting
s messenger as usual
That evening called upon Boeder
and Gaedke- They were worried
about the Suhwiertz affair, as they
cared that ne, F=4e american swine
hat he was. might have reported
"EHw HlEIM .UHHU T-
nent and thus prevent them from
cont uulnE their work. They had or
gained the Hermoslilo Cement fac
tory with a capital Of S23o 600 and {
q good German concern, but with
few Mexicans % cover I'D its real
character.
PrepariuE For Conquest
The product was TO be used in
building piers and q warehouses on
he vest coast and ln other ways as
2 first step III the German economic
conquest OF Mexico A part was 70
be devoted 70 military purposes u
preparation for Germany's next and I
NAL war for the conquest Of the
world. in which Mexico was 10 be
headquarters for operations in the
western hemisphere They had or
tered material and machinery from
The United Stftes- They were ia
lurry 10 get the mill started
Jones was hustled back 10 the
lorder az s0ou as he arrived with {
report on this affair. The report
ras delivered just III She nick Of
line COR the Military intelligence de-
'artmeut 90 stop a Germau-Americau
rom Phoenix. Ariz-. who arrived in
loEales. the next aoy after Jones de-
irered my report with the machinery
% forward il to Mexico. Then the ?
'oucern was hlacklistcd and the
cheme DEF uitely nipped in the bud +
-couyright. 1918, b. AcClurs News
.aper Syndicate
Tomorrow Dr. Aifendorff WIN
tell bow he made the aequaluf-
unce of two notable women snlea
q the Euiser md enuEhf them
sInuEEllnr goods from Los Ar
Eclrs 90 lluezlisfed German firms
in Mexico.