The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
BOY-ED READY
TO GO HOME
1t Seems Germany at Once
Acceded to Recall of At
taches as Requested

Berlin, Dee Newspapers
here profess 10 have received no
information that the withdrawal
of Captain Boy ed and Won Papen
has been asked by the United
States
WASHINGTON, Dee G.-Benstorff
Monday asked the state Department
for reasons for The withdrawal Of Cant
Boy-ed and Won Papen as requested
Tie stated authOritatiyely that Germany
under no circumstances asks the Init
ed states for their safe conduct he.
cause she feels II is incumbent upon
the United States to see them safely
on s'erman territory and bring their
successors here.
The German ambassadors action
came ~ n surprise, because under din.
lOmatic usage il is only necessary for
the United States 10 indicate that nj.
taches are persona non grata without
giving reasons. n the United States
replies that o.her Incidents than the
Archibald and Hamburg American
line cases we're considered in asking
the Withdrawal Of boy ed and Won
Papen, Germany will contest the with
drawals However, II the United
States hold, that those two incidents
alone were responsible the withdrawal
viii take place without further inquir,
or protest Even then. however, Ger
many considers that the nited States
must open the way for the attaches "a
leave the country.
PROVIDENCE Il l., Dee G-The
Providence journal Sunday snid that
the decision 10 di,mi., Boy-cd and Won
Papen WAS reached last Tuesday night
after the cabinet meeting Of that morn.
Ing, and after series ~ conferences
held on the same dav iu Washington
between President Wi0uu, Attorney
General Gregory and Secretary Of
State Lansing The Journal adds:
Count van Bru>torff lmmrdlttcly
telegraphed the foreign office at Bcr
lin and this morning he resolved from
Berlin the Acknowledgment uf his mes
sage and the declaration that both N
ficials would be- Withdrawn mmeditc
ly from service In the TnitDL States.
The Journal Is able to anuomr,
this morning that Captain Huycd viii
leave here for Germany as soon MS hh
passports can be- secured The Briusl
and French authorltlr, win urrpos,
no objection to his ukiug ship 0nl
will give him safe conduct 10 amy Eu
ropean port which hr may designate
Captain Won Papcn Is 20 leave mme
diately for Mexico
Captain Won pupcn made the fol
lowing statement last night
1 have no regrets have simply
| done my duty az a soldier and HAY
obeyed instructions, us | was lu dut
| bound to do. NV caIopr lu .Hls o0uu
| try up TO the beginning uf the wa
/ was the pleasantest experience o.
my lie, but white | ann very Fruu
! distressed 20 think that my cyuurc
| ton with the embassy iu NuShug
ton In now concluded, | viii ho gluJ
under the circumstaucrs. TO 4,
away from this country
Captain Boy-ed made the fulIuvlu
statements
q" I have simply done my duty 0s
| naval officer. and the majority e.
the criticisms against me IN the Amer
/ lean press have been unjust aud m
! ~ A
have not taken into consideration IN
Immense strain under which I hDy
luhured aud the fact that none
my activities were individual iu chan
actor hut that have been umu'
nm officer carrying out orders tu IN
best NJ my ability under an cl
cumstunces' r'~I
"rhc dismissal of Captain Rove
aud Captain Won papen is ~ be- IN
lowed Immediately 10y a demand ou N
/ Austrian government for The rrmuyl
of Acting Ambassador Baron I'VE
dcnlk, Count Uuher Won perckcd. Co
suls IN the New York consulate. n
Austrian Consuls at Pittsburgh. AM
| Cleveland aud the consul general
Il Philadelphia.
"rhe government also intends IN n
near future 10 Hsk for the recall ~
, least one German consul general
this country whose uame at the pre-
eut time cannot be disclosed, and nb
~ Dr Heinrich Albert fiscal agent
the German government In tho Unite
States