The sun., 1919-04-10
SPY IS CONVICTED
BY MRS. GERARD


Cohtthued ROM FWH rage.
Cen. Leonard Wood. 10 whom he gave
details Of the situation IN China. re-
suited In his employment in the intelli- |
gence department OF the Philippine con-
stabulary. This service was followed by
protracted Jaunt through China and
the South Seas. his return to California |
and. In 1910, his enlistment In Maderos
army. His lieutensnt-Colene resulted
from service In fighting at Aqua Prieta,
Naoo and the Yaaui River. Another en-
listment In the United States Army fol-
lowed. but he deserted at Fort Bliss from
the Quartermaster's corps and was re-
pairing machine guns for Gen. Urbina
at Torreon. Mexico. when the European
war hrcke out.
for transportation to Germany to enter
the army was fruitless. 40 Bode made
his way TO the coast and worked his
| way to Denmark. eventually reaching
the eastern front, where he fought under
Field Marahal Mackensen at Grodno.
Sawville, Kalvaria and from Jarslaw to
| Brestlotovia, being twice wounded and
| receiving the iron cross May 10, 1915,
and also the Austrian service medal for
| bravery,
In the fall of that year he was sum
moned to Berlin and assigned to the in
telligence department. After having his
photograph taken 700 marks were given
him and he was ordered TO report to the
German Consulate at IL Broadway. New
York. 1t was shortly before he sailed
from Copenhagen on board the steamship
Friedrich III. that he called at the
American Embassy, a fact which re-
suited IN his subsequent conviction be-
fore the court-mart.al here.
The Friedrich ILL. left for New York
October Is, 1918, with Bode listed under
the name of William Reed. The Prince
and Princess Won Hatxenfeldt were also
passengers. Upon arriving here Bode at
once received $2,21s from the German
Consul and started the same night ON
his way to San Francisco. whence he
went to the Far East Three months
later he was on his way back to Cali
fcrnia on board the American steamship
Maru. when a Russian General. who was
a fellow passenger. became suspicious Of
him. So 3ode went ashore at Honolulu,
catching another liner two weeks later.
After being ordered to New York and
Havana and doing nothing in either city
Bode was next sent to Madrid, Spain.
where he found himself under the sur
| veillanos of the allied secret service.
}, Ills Work in Mexico.
On July 10. 1916. acting on orders
from Berlin. Bode obtained Spanish
passport under the name of Rafael Rod
rlgues Gomez and boarded the Maria
Christina for Vera Cruz. via Havana.
IF then proceeded to Mexico city"
. said Bode In his testimony before tho
court-martial, and reported to the mill
tary attache, q DR.. Magnus. I also met
. Ambassador Won Eckhardt. and we
talked plans over and he told me to walt
the arrival OF other agents because he
disagreed with instructions had from
Berlin and was not sure Of my iden-
tity. Ny instructions were to blow up
the oil fields at Tampico and to embroil
the United States into war with Mexico.
FINALLY agents arrived from the
States-Capt Hinze, formerly captain OF
, the HamburgAnsrican Line, and Capt.
Nekker. who ran the blockade from
Cuba to Baltimore in 1914. who Is Mt
? present chief Of the secret service ut
, Mexico city, with Or. Brown, once n
surgeon on the German cruiser Karls-
, rue as his assistant It was then agreed
, ! was the most capable man to carry
, out a project In the United States TO
blow up the Laguna Dam and destroy
r the railroad bridge at Yuma.
, Then came the opportunity for which
, I had been waiting. giving me a chance
to connect with the United States Gov
, | eminent. My instructions were to pro
, coed to Yuma and settle there to live
I was to obtain pictures of the bridge
. | and supposed trenches and artillery
=. | easements and wire ertsnglements or
the American side OF the border"
When Bode arrived at La Bolsa, a
the mouth OF the Colorado River, h
:, was arrested by the CarranIista troops
. He was later released and reached
PadaroneS, where a German resder
told him the MeXicans were about Il
= ship him across the border. on suspicion
% that he was an American spy. Event
ually Bode crossed the line himself be
;. cause, he testified, II saw they war
- still bent on numbering people" II
was first taken to San Diego and late
> brought to Governors Island for tr.a
70 His sentence was passed March ~
Bode, who at various times has<bee
y known Us Herbert Wilson and Hen
Wilson, was convicted OF violating tn
Ninety-sixth Article Of War In servin
as a secret agent and emissary of tn
German Government at Ensenda. Mex
leo. about April 6. 1917.
ot The court martial found him ne
l. guilty of charges of attempting (
n elicit information regarding the move
* menta numbers and disposition c
n American armed forces ships. air Graf
n and war material from Frederick S!nT
ly son and Sidney Smith, the America
* Consuls at Guaymas and Ensender, an
70 of attempting to induce William Jacob
~ and Blrger Carlson to become Germa
emlssaries.