El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-07
WARM WELCOME
GIVEN To SPIES
Mexican Citizens Cordial
Towards Agents of the
Kaiser During War.

the Germans had arrived ato fight
the Americana

LIE AmErlNllmNaN
On the fourth day Of our journey
We arrived at Manzanillo. a seaport
OF the state OF Colime. a little south
OF west OF Mexico City and about
$50 miles from the capital, where we
were TO take a steamer for the sec
ond stage OF our journey. which was
10 be to Mazatlan. distance OF some
500 miles. thence by rail to Hermo-
sillo. approximately 400 miles more.
AT Manzanilo ScnWiertz introduced
me TO the German consul. Stoll. who
said be had received a message from
Won Eckhardt announcing that 19
Germans from Vera Cruz were on
their way to join the training camp
at FL Claro.
scheme to Get Steel
7 have a message from DalcoTitz
authorizing me 10 pay you $4,000 on
account Of the material from Las
Plntas Mines" continued Stoll.
This remark revealed a stage in
the execution OF a characteristics Ger
man-Mexican scheme. Mexico was
not only very short OF munitions. but
also found II difficult to obtain raw
material TO keep even her limited
facilities Tor manufacturing them 60
ing There was a copper mine known
as Las Pintas mines. owned by Amer
leans, in the northwestern part OF the
state OF Sonora Including, IS miles
Of standard gage railroad to harbOr
on me GulL OF LallLoFulas EueE6 were
some thousands OF tons Of steel con-
nected with this mine. While in Mex
leo City had accompanied Mai
Schwiertz and Cen Enriquez. attached
TO the war department. representing
the Mexican government, By which
Schwiertz was to gather Up all the
structural steel and railroad rails
from this mine. which had been forced
TO shut down, and sell IL to the Mexi-
can government. But in order not to
have the deal appear quite so bold.
Schwiertz was TO go through the form
OF selling the metal to one DalcoHitz.
an American born In san Antonio, OF
Russian Jew parents, for S35rQ00. Dali
coWitz was then 70 turn the material
over to the government. which was
then TO convert Il into guns and shells
TO be used in the proposed " conquest
$4,000 for his share in this transact
ton. This payment OF $500 On ac-
count was mere camouflaEe-
Buys Uniforms in u. s.
After a wait Of five days at Nan
zanillo. we finally got away On the
tub German built and owned but
then ostensibly under the Mexican
flag for Mazatlan. The sea was very
rough and the Pinotspa seemed more
likely TO reach the bottom than Ma
zatlan. but We made port on the
AAlNa INNS OF AAAN AAA44A AaAl
A man was waiting at Hotel Fran
ella, in Nlazatlan for MAJ. SchWiertz.
who for present purposes may be
called James NJ Jones I was struck
by the fact that he appeared to be
expecting SchWlertz, although 7 was
positive there had been no CORES
pondence with him, for It had been
my particular business to know al
about SchWiertz's correspondence I
asked SchWiertz who this Jones was
ooh. he's a Turk" was the reply
A Turk who could speak perfect
English was something OF a novelty
TO me-such a novelty that I watched
Jones very closely while ] listened
10 SchWiertz bargaining with him for
some khaki uniforms to be made IN
E san Francisco and to be paid for
part IN cash. part in hides and part IN
ores. the latter 10 be obtained from
Z American mines in Mexico
Getting Jones' Identity.
Schwiertz was 10 be occupied alone
with the German consul most OF the
afternoon. knew Auch could easily
be disposed of with a few drinks OF
whisky. and then I secretly hunted
see here. Mr.. Jones'" said Z IL
YOU are q Turk, then I am a Hotten-
tot. But I do not believe you are.
You are an American agent2
-Oh. no. I am not an American
agent. but u there is anything I can
do for the American government /
shall be glad 10 do it." he said
All this trouble on Mr.. Jones ac-
count was due to anxiety to get
report through to the American mill
tary intelligence department. about
Sci iertzs proceedings and my only
hope was to find an American secret
service agent. for was convinced
that there must be such agents AZ
work in Mexico. To make mistake
would have cost me my life. II / had
been as good a German as pretended
to be. my next move would have been
the correct thing under the circuu1-
stances. Trusting my revolver I'M
der Jones nose I snapped.
Let me see your passport
According TO that document Jones
was a Rumanian Jew, naturalized
American citizen, and a peddler.
/ without comment I handed back the
passport and we parted with the
understanding that We were to meet
I IN Hermosillo, where 1 intimated that
I I could sell him junk from broken up
. American mines on better terms than
I WiertZ--Copyright 1913 BY the
7 Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Tomorrow Dr.. AItendorf VIII tell
Of the plans Of the German agents to
I murder their eoeOnspirators Tor
moneys Of the manner In which Gales
and others depleted the riches Of
I Sonora and reduced Hermosillo from
a prosperous city 70 one OF suffering