El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
SPIES IN MEXICO
PLOT FOR A WAR
Dr.. Altendorf Tells Of Ac-
tivities Of the German
Spies Against U. S.

stopped Many houses stood empty; OF
the numerous stores that once had q
thriving trade, ali but five were
empty and closed They had been
cleaned out Of all their stocks with
out paying. Similarly somebody had
cleaned out the three banks, taking
every penny IN their vaults. Soldiers
had taken $4,000 In cash from
brewery at one haul A clothing fac
tory with 20 sewing machines was
idle because Gales had commander
ed both manufactured stock and raw
material such was the energy and
enterprise Of the dictator Of Sonora
once a poor school teached.
All the state Of Sonora was in a
similar plight Throughout all that
large area Gales was an absolute des-
pot While nomlnallv owing allegiance
10 Carrauza- the first chief had no
authority in Gales kingdom without
his acuul escence-
All Industry being at a standstilL,
there was no employment and no
wages The starving people we're not
even allowed 20 seek the consultations
OF religion, for the dictator had eX-
PEELED the priests and closed the
churches and Transformed them into
barracks or offered them for rent as
markets A cathedral in Hermosilo
was offered for rent as market at
so pesos a cay, but fOrnd no takers
Coulan't Get Drunk.
Even the privilege Of getting drunk
as the last resort Of desperation was
and enforced strict prohibition for
all lIexicans- do not know whether
the American conception OF prOhi1l-
ton was Imported from sonora OF not
but ] know from personal obserVa-
ton that Gales personally had
genrous stock OF the cup that cheers
and also has C kick For any other
Mexican TO be caught with the wet I
goods there was fine Of $1,000. AS
no Mexican could pay such fine the
alternative was 70 be sent TO ughI
the EaQuis.
observe that this law applied not
TO Germans. however. They were
placed on a nominal allowance OF 80 I
bottles Of beer a month but who can ]
imagine German subsl6tng 1or /
whole month on such a meagre alloW-
ance as 45 Lottles OF beerz As mar
ter Of fact they obtained all the beer I
they waurea, abundant supplies com 4
fnr or the weekly steamer from san
francisco to Guaymas, and from a
brewery in Slnaloa
Wherevithal to buy beer came
from CalIeE's treuEuryg fer eTSry
able bodied German received an
allowance Of SEQ American
month. and liberal rutions OF
flour, bacon, coffee and lreAh
beef and free house rent for him
SER ana AAAAAAIa
The Nexicans modified received
the same r1tions as the Germans but
their pay was only SIS month Lhey
did not need so much money because
they did not have TO buy
AT the time OF my arrival there
we're some 400 GER ans an MeXicans
and drawing ratlons, OF
whom fewer than 2G0 were women
and children. the rest being able
bodied fighting men
As soon as We could remove lne
stains Of travel from our German
uniforms, we set out on foot Tor me
-nalace-. three blocks away, to pay
our respects To dictator Gales
In the next issue Dr. Altendort
viii tell Of his visit 10 the palace
OF Gov. Gales in sonora and VIII
report a conversation In which
he SAYS Cnues told him Of the
plans for the invasion Of the
tinted states and their eEpecta-
sion OF HeIn from Mezicnua and
Hrrrur- IN iris country