South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27

eaEts 10 the branches Of the German
bund
The doctor naturally had many
confidential talks with the leading
Germans i'm Argentine circles. He
was able 10 give them a good deal
~ Information which they though
was Of great value. and. in return.
Doe gained from them a pretty clear
idea ~ what was going on in South
America, and what they hoped
would result from the plans and
plots which were being made.
They all deplored the fact that
F hy some extraordinary michance the
message or Zimmerman. German
foreign minister. 20 the German min
lister in Mexico. had oeen intercepted
and published 10 was most unfcr-
tunste that the United States, had
. discovered German intentions 10 pro-
mote a japanese alliance
. Ia war against her. The "reconquest
OF New Mexico. Arizona and Texas"
would now have to be postopend.
Dr. Brecht agreed that il was la
mentable that plans Of such import
ance should fall into the hands Of
the enemy, but he congratulated the
Germans OF the Argentine upon
having so wise and discreet and
skilled leader as Count Luxberg.
VINO no doubt, had Deen able TO ne
sotiate many q vital bit Of business
for the fatherland without discovery.
10 was to be regretted all were not
so clever as he
Brecht Leaves for Berlin.
ON the other hand even though
I it were true that the enemy had OBJ
tanned some rather valuable infor-
nation from them. was it not true
a thousand times over that the mar
I velous secret service Of Germany
I had kept the imperial authorities IA
miliar with every thought and move
+ of the enemy? Germany's secret
+ agents We're everywhere.
Beyond all question DR.. Brecht
/ was "a brilliant and charming man.
Hence there was general regret
: when ne announced that ne must
soon leave for Europe. They all OK
pressed grief at the though Of his
/ departure.
However. if it must be. then TO
make the best Of it. Perhaps the
/ suggestion came from him, or il
may have originated with them: in
either case the fact remains that it
was present arranged that DR..
/ Brecht should be bearer of certain
important dispatches destined for
Berlin.
"SpurIOs NerscnlSt" Message.
Then cafe bolt from the blue.
The famous "spurlos versenkt''
I message Of the clever and gracious
and devoted Count Won Luxburg was
given to the world
OF course 10 was never intended
that the world should get that mes
sage. and least of all that it should
be printed with big headlines and
i'm black faced type in the news
papers of Buenos Aires
If you are the guest Of a govern
ment and you send word 10 your own
government suggesting that should
il have occasion to destroy any of
the shipping belonging TO your host
it should do so "spurlos versenkt''-
without leaving any trace-the gov
eminent of which you are a guest
is likely to feel as If its hospitality
were not wisely bestowed. And that
\ is precisely what happened in Count
I Won LuXburg's case. The govern
ment of the Argentine gave him. his
. passports.
so. since the count had 10 leave
even sooner than DR.. Brecht he said
ne would take the important dis
patches TO Berlin himself
The regret OF Dr. Brecht that he
might not do this service for the
fatherland was even deeper than his
words betrayed. His regret that the