The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-09-19
SAY SNUGGLERS
 HOLD WHIP HAND
 0M MEX. BORDER

Goods Valued at Nearly $2o,ooo 900
 Annually are Taken Across Bound |
 ary Line Declare investigators
 Hold American Munition Makers Largly Responsible.
 New York, September C. Between i seventeen million and twenty million dollars worth of goods are smuggled annually across the Mexican border, more than one fourth of which are arms and ammunitions, according to a statement issued here today by the Ma tional association for the protection of American rights in Mexico, quoting Dr. P. B. Altendorf former member of the United States military intel1i- gence department as authority.
 Responsibility for the 'deviltries' of Villa and other bandits was placed by Altendorf at the door of American manufacturers of arms and ammuni- tion who work hand in hand with the smugglers" Incidentally he declared that a renegade American was respon- sible for the attacks on American . JIOOBS at Sdl lLciI III OuuC IVIO WhOA two American officers and 30 men were killed and 23 wounded.
 Smugelers Aid Bandits.
 i Dr. Altendorf said that the Mexicans who made the attack were short of ammunition at the time but obtained supplies through the renegade who. he claimed, smuggled S165,000 worth of supplies across the border prior to the attack.
 Villa smuggles over 60 per cent of his munitions" Dr. Altendorf said.
 If that part of his supplies were cut off he would be forced out of business for he could hardly keep go- ing on the 40 per cent he buys from Carranzistas Doesn't it look as if responsibility for Villas deviltries came pretty close to the American manu- ifactuers and dealers who supply the so per cent and as the Carranzists are worse. if that be possible, than the Villistas. and in common with oth- CT bandits down there must now also depend entirely upon smuggling for supplies. does not the whole Mexican situation create somewhat embar- rassing question of ethics for these same manufacturers and dealers
 The renegade American mentioned by Dr. Altendorf, was said by him to be an agent of Mexican counsul Gar ga at. Brownsville, Texas, and also tc I be a confidential envoy of Carranza while at one time he acted for Won !, Eclzhart, the German ambassador to :, Mexico City, who was involved in the scheme for an attacK on the United :. States by Mexico and Japan. This r man is declared to have bought $36. {, DOC worth of nickle in August, 1917 'o S nrevent it falling into the hands ot e Americans.
 Dr. Altendorf said that there was one r. biz drug store in Brownsville which }. received shipments of ammunition 1T l. boxes marked drugs and that another . Godee restored to Dy the smugglers r. was to conceal ammunition in water melons so as to get it past the GUS tom officials. Usually he said, "!i t.csn't seem worth while to taEe s; much trouble fo. there are such ''rs stretches of ungarded territory that
 
 smuggler to take such risks.
 As an evidence that at present Villa , IS rather hard pressed, Dr. Altendori declared that in March of the present year. the bandits wife pawned hel q jewelry in San Antonio, for $4.S00 an6 l used the money to pick up bargain in S ammunition.
 The smuggling is far from being J. one-sided affair. however, according to h Dr. Altendorf. He said that one-third , or more of the total amount represents l goods smuggled from Mexico into the United States and this includes great l., quantities of opium. The drug ac IT cording to the former government agent comes to the west coast o n Mexico in Japanese vessels and thence l. finds it's way across country to the bor- if der. One suuggler reported by Dr E. Altendorf was captured outside No gales with 4,500 pounds of opium il :, an automobile truck
 Morphine and cocaine'', he contin ued are also smuggled extensively The Germans paid special attention tt u smuggling drugs into Kelly Field. the aviation field near San Antonio. dur ing the war. the idea being to breal down the American flying fore, bu
 It didn't work"