South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-24
Germans Planned Invasion of
the United States With
Joint Army.
INTELLIGENCE DEPT. REPORT
American Secret Service Man
Gets Offer as Spy Against
His Country.

BY Associated Press:
NEW YORK. Aug. 23-ReveIa-
tion of extensive German plots in
Mexico during the war. which in
cluded proposed invasion OF the
United States by a German Mexican
army Of $1,000 men. at the same
time that the Germans launched
their last drive on the western front
ia July 1913, was made here sat
urday night by &c national associa-
ton for the protection of American
rights in Mexico, which gave out a
statement by DR.. L. .. AltendOrf
formerly Of the United States mill
tary intelligence department, recit-
ing his experience as an American
secret service agent in that country.
DR.. Altendorf. the son of a Polish
banker IN CTacow, Austrian Poland.
abandoned a medical course in the
University OF Vienna at the outbreak
of The war and fed 20 Mexico. where
ne was offered a position as a Ger
man spy 10 operate against the
United states by Kurt Jabnke head
OF the German secret service in
Mexico.
Renders Service.
with pretended reluctance, but
with secret joy I accepted" he said,
land at once found myself in a po-
sition 20 render valuable service 70
the allies I'm general and 10 the
United States in particular.
He opened communication with
the border as n volunteer worker 10
the military intelligence department.
he claims. and was later sworn in
as a special agent OF the military in
teiligence department
The association states that Il has
investigated his claims and that
Brig Gen. Marlborough Churchill.
the head OF the military intelligence
department. spoke in terms of the
highest praise OF the iceland trust
wOrthiness Of Or. Altendorf and the
great value of the services he rem
dered."
In edition 10 explaining his ac-
tivities in Mexico, DIR. Altendorf
warns the people of the United
states against n proposed German
commercial conquest of Mexico.
May Control Mexico.
within six months after the
United States ratines the treaty of
peace" ne says. Germany Will have
complete economic control Of Next
CO. Within n very few years. if they
are permitted 20 carry out the plans
they have formulated and are now
executing as rapidly as they can. the
Germans viii have absolute politi-
cal. economic and military control
Of Latin Mexico. with headquarters
in Mexico
Referring 10 the proposed invasion
OF the United States. DR. AIteudorf
sets forth that i'm his dual capacity
as a captain in the German army
and colonel IN the Mexican army he
helped train goo German reservists
IN Sonora, who were 10 form the
nucleus OF the proposed German
Mexican army and that I'm his true
character as an American secret
service agent he prevented the raid
from being carried out
This ambitious scheme he SAYS
was financed bN on f-Ct n Euet
German ambassador TO MeNi~~ and
was undertaken with the coopera-
ton OF Carrariza-"
EnumerateS Services.
DR.. Altendorf. enumeratinE his
services in Mexico, says in part:
'I delivered into the hands OF the
United States military authorities
the German agent Lathar WitCke,
alias Pablo wabirsk the most i'm
portant individual capture OF the
war go far as America was concern
ed. vVabirszi boasted TO me that
ne had blown up several munitions
plants and stores Of explosives. in
Guiding the Black Tom explosion in
New York: blew UP some ships and
caused disasterous fires in the for
ests OF the Pacific Northwest.
''Wabirski was on his, way 20
the United States by way OF Nogales.
Ariz.. on another mission OF murder
and destruction when captured with
me On his person was found a copy
% the German imperial code and
this is understood 10 DE the first
time that code came into the pos
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