The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

oy direction Of Won Eckhardt and a
coionei In the Mexican army with the
approval OF Carranza. In this dual mil
itary capacity I helped train 600 Ger
man reservists In Sonora, who were to
FORM the nucleus OF a German Mexican
army of $4,000 men which was to in
wade the United States simultaneously
win the last great German drive In
france, and In my true character as
an American secret service agent I pre-
vented the raid from being carried out.
within six months after the United
states ratifles the treaty OF peace Ger
many will have complete economic con-
trol OF Mexico. Within a very few years,
II they are permitted to carry out the
plans they have formulated and are now
executing as rapidly as they can, the
Germans will have absolute economic,
political and military control OF Latin
america with headquarters in Mexico.
Then they will be ready to attempt once
more the realization of their dream of
world conquest.
Il delivered into the hands Of United
states military authorities the German
agent Lathar Witcke. alias Pablo Wa
oirski, the most important Individual
| capture of the war 80 far as America is
concerned. wabirski boasted 90 me that
ne had blown up several munition plants
and stores of explosives, including the
Black Tom explosion In New York re-
sulting In the death OF number of per-
sons, including women and children;
blew up some ships and caused disas-
trous fires In the forests OF the Pacific
northwest.
He also boosted OF a number of indi-
dividual murders. for all Of which SER
vices he had been decorated by Germany
with the Black Eagle OF the second
grade with two bars. Wabirski was on
his way into the United States by way
Of Nogales, Ariz., on another mission OF
| murder and destruction when captured
with me. On his person was found a
copy of the German Imperial code, and
this Is understood to be the first time
that code came into the possession of
the American Government. wabirski
| was court martialed and from the fact
that his case is before the President for
review is believed to have been SEN
fenced to death-the only German spy
to receive such a sentence in the United
States.
Broke Up Big Plot.
'T also caused r. w. Schwiertz, an
other active German agent, to be sus-
pected Of being an American spy, and
forced him to flee In haste from Sonora
where he was in command of the pro-
posed German-Mexican expedition into
the United States. which was to be syn
chronzed with what the Germans hoped
would be the final triumphant drive In
Europe in July. 1918. ! also estab-
! hshed the fact that this ambitious scheme
was financed by Won Eckhardt and was
undertaken with the cooperation OF Car
ranza.
| "As a German Captain and a Mexican
Colonel / was assigned to help train the
900 German reservists who were "a
form the nucleus of this expedition, "a
be Joined by Germans across the border
and by the negroes, whom the Germans
fondly hoped TO incite to massacre the
white population of the South, and thus
prepare the way for kultur. The hasty
| flight OF Schwiertz spoiled this scheme
German mail and money was trans
mitted from Germany in submarines to
Spain and thence to Mexico via Cuba in
Spanish steamships with almost the