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Show CARRANZA SAID ! 10 BE BACKED ! BfJlIlS Influence of Teutons Being Used to Strengthen Demand De-mand for Withdrawal of American Troops. RECEIVE FAVORS DENIED TO OTHERS Information Disclosed in Connection With Activity of Captain Franz Von Rintelen, WASHINGTON, June 22. Advices received here from Moxico allege that the German representatives there have encouraged General Carrauza and the officers of the de facto government in their opposition to United States troops remaining in that country. The form of encouragement was said to have been moral rather than material. The( reports further declare that German Ger-man citizens in Mexico are being treated treat-ed with great consideration, their prop erty not being molested. Some Americans Ameri-cans have taker advantage of the favors accorded German subjects by placing their property in the hands of German friends upon leaving Mexico. ThiB information was disclosed by a competent authority in connection with information concerning the activity in Mexican affairs of Captain Franz von Hintelen, now under indictment in New York for conspiracy to foment strikes in American munitions plants, and under un-der arre6t in England. Active in Mexico. Von Eintelen is known by the authority author-ity mentioned, as well as by government govern-ment officials, to have been most active in Mexican affairs. Hia activities began be-gan at the time Villa and Carranza were at oddB atnd when Huerta went to the border to direct a plot to gain control of the government. Von Kintelen today to-day was described as having been prompted by three motives in endeavoring endeav-oring to stir up trouble between the United States and Mexico, although primarily pri-marily his activities were said to have been directed against the entente allies al-lies and not against the United States. The information leads officials to believe be-lieve that Von Eintelen thought that by starting a dispute between the United States and Mexico munition shipments from America would be 1 stopped; that the United Statos would be too busy to pursue the submarine controversy, aud that the allied navies would be prevented irom securing ruei oil and gasoline from the Mexican fields. More than o'U per cent of the oil 'used in the British navy comes from Moxico. Mox-ico. Way Would Be Found. It was pointed out today that at no time would the United States have i failed to press its demands in regard to the conduct of submarine wariaie, even if a state of war existed with Mexico. As for exportation of oil from the Mexican fields, it was said today that in the event of war between the United States and Mexico some means will be fouud to prevent the plans of Von Kintelen from being realized. The names of Frederico Stallforth of New- York, a former banker in Mexico, and Andrew C. Maloy of New York also are mentioned in connection with that of Von Hintelen. Stallforth, who was said to have been associated with Von Kintelen in Mexico, was called before the federal grand .iury in New York to testify as to his activities. Von Kintelen, Kin-telen, while in this country, maintained headquarters in Stallforth 's office. Ho is understood here to have denied any connection with Mexican intrigue, but was remanded to jail over night for contempt con-tempt for refusing to answer certain questions before the jury. Meloy's Activity. Meloy also was associated with Von Kintelen iu Mexico. He was indicted in New York on the charge of having obtained ob-tained a false passport for Von Kin telen. . . Auother name mentioned with von Hintelen '8 was that of David Lamar, sometimes called "the wolf of Wall street." and indicted with him. Lamar La-mar is said here to have obtained a largo sum of money from Von Hintelen to be used in promoting certain plans regarding Mexico and dock strikes in New York. So far as is known in Washington, Wash-ington, Lamar performed no services commensurate with the sum of money he is said to have received. |