El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-03
SPYING OUT THE
SPIES IN MEXICO
American Agent Tells Of
His Work During World
War With Germany.

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service hsadquarters in Mexico foi
won the confidence Of the German
ambassador 90 Re ricp. Of the head OF
German secret service, Of several
German consuls OF Carranza- and Of
the governors OF sonora and Sinaloa
and verified the German Mexican
scheme for the Invasion OF the United
States
Broke Up a German scheme to cor
uer dyewoods and keep them out OF
America
Raised cain with smugglers supply
ing blacklisted German firms.
The foregoing are but high spots ia
a continuous series OF adventures, tu-
clu1lng u fights with bandits at
lacking trains disguised myself
with Iodine and dirt as a poem. slept
Ia iacsls along with pigs, went l5s
consecutive hours without sleep often
- % So hours without food, and out
Witted both Germans and MeEicans
and escaped from Mexico with a price
Of $4,000 on my head dead or alive
AFTER being celloerareiy betrayed ny
an american secret service officerl
ComrlImenfed By War Department.
Decorations are not bestowed In
Uncle sans service ~ my chosen
field Of operations. All have to
peril e a few letters, Of which the
following De- a sample dated March
WAR DEPARTMENT.
To Whom II Nay Concern
Il IS with great regret that We
part with the services Of the
6earsrs DIT. ?. B. Altendorf,
who has. for more than
IS months. been connected with
the Intelligence service OF the
southern department. where he
has given most excellent services
and been instrumental in the con-
viction Of one OF the cleverest
spies in the GermRn service
Dr. Altendort has shown the
greatest evidence Of dedication 70
MS WcTH, loyalty 70 the A7neIl-
can government and wonderful
resourcefulness IN working Up bis
cases This department loses its
most valued employe in the doc
tors separation and our only rea-
son for letting hin 60 ls the fact
that be has obtained better ana
more lucrative position
II IS signed Fl S Dickey, Captain,
Q s. army. department intelligence
officer, southern department
But 20 begin at the beginning:
vas practicinE medicine IN Merida,
cspital Of Yucatau. FL 1917. when 4
decided 60 get out and help fight the
enemies Of mankind At the very time
the steamships refused to carry me
because they said was an enemy
alien Alvarad0, dictator OF fucatan1i
sent q messenger to me 20 say IN et-
fect that 7 might live longer II I went
elsewhere This was because hao
iucautfously expressed sentiments IA
rorable to the allied cause
Thus encouraged. 7 went By rail- 20
Csmpeche, which vas as tar a. trans
ran toward civilization The only pos
sible way 10 60 farther was to charter
q small motor boat which conveyed
ne so miles along the gulf coast % u
Carmen for $50. From there aller
two days wait, I shipped on dim
miles farther along for $50 Ine car
tie were rude and monopolzed even
the little space I had paid for
In A Boat In A storm
There chartered another ancient
motor boat to take me 20 Port Of Mex
leo. terminus Of the Tehuantepec rail-
way, a distance OF US miles, tor sl9e
gold When We we're nicely oul
at sea the engine oalkeu a1l 20
amount q coaLinF would make 10 g
aeain. Then we tried sail but q
storm came Up. the captain and MS
go ~ 10 isft ne. hopeless land
lubber that I was % double as COM
mander and stsersman- 1iq nave
sense enough 20 keep the boats neau
70 the sea while the three AeLicans
hailed Tor thsir lives
vas So sure the boat was going
DOM thaf I drew my revolver 20
commit suicide. I preferred tnat LoTm
q death to being eaten awe ~
sharks. But the storm suDslded ana
we reached Port Of Mexico IN sa1ets-
A Mexican Massacre.
Next morning 7 boarded train for
santa Lucrecia, about IS miles from
PORT Of Mexico. a junction a. Wnicn I
uss 70 change TO a train for Mexico
Citv-so I hoped
That hope was less huoyaut when
Z observed that an lrmored escort
frafn was to lead the mixed train on
--ffcl. I rode we had covered about
al niles when there was a territic eA-
.,fr-ion ahead The escort train nae
Ieen hTorn 10 By bandits All the pas
geugsr1 jumped up screaming 4ll
struggled 20 get cut or ne -
siezef handbag containing parl q
Nv money and, with a revolver IN me
other hand. tried 10 get out ESQ.
frT reached the platform there was
2 second explosion Jumped cow
IS foot embankment ana made Lol
re bush. There looked back me
train ] had Just lelt was mass
me rereamlnr paEEeuEerli
Fsnnfue from the train Ind fallen
IN 3 Hcnu and were crawling over
ore nuofher ike q ulasl Of Elormas
-7rerfv burning flercely. The
,-rcort train had been blown 70
hltEs apparently. ~. -
The captain IN command o. tne e.
c1rt ordered his men g look loE lle
I7z-dits. hut an they cid was TO walk
s-ound the right OF way and snoot
irra fhs air The shots were not re-
turned. which seemed % Indicate tnat
-Ee rsnz which wrecked the trains
80 q snail one. The captain tried %
leisure tho paasengers, nut Win
small success -....
This was my first experience VIII
4be. popular Mexican sport OF nioWlns
~ r-aezeneer trains. ] set 70 Work %
isI1 rescue the wounded, Two and
raIf hours later @ relief train Win
qPn =o1dfers but only one doctor anu
~ 1900 enc. Shallow graves were
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