The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
Austria Must Make Amends
and Discontinue Attacks or
We Sever Relations
GERMAN EMPEROR
RECALLS ATTACHES
Yields Internationally to Ame-
rican Request That Won r
pen and Boyd Be Re-
moved

Washington. Dec. le.--Folioss-
ssix 4 b.1cf ,taas this afternoon
by Count Won EcI1istorff 30 the
t,,a.eDcfartgEcni. Secretary Lam
sing announced that the German
EnFerur has aesInieSed III the re-
quest of tho Lnitesi States TOR the
recall OF Captains Won Fspen and
Eoy Ed the attaches of the Ger.
nian embassy.
Further Information obtained
from reliable sourcee regarding
the contents nj the Ancona ncto
To Austria Indicates the american
eos ec-urnent has at least hared the
mail ftst. and Ia nreIna red TO sever
diplomatic relations between the
two countries unless complete
and satisfactory understanding II
reached on the question of sub
marine warfare.
From equally sosiabis sources il
was learned t1at the vigorous note
se, Austria IL intended also 10 have
saect in ketitn and 70 convince the
kalssrs advisers that the United
States is done with ten,poris.ag on
the question OF s settlement Of the
Eusitanis controversy and may aud
II difncuit 10 seartifine rye present
tr4andsr yefati4iss K q settlement Ii
longer postponed.
In vel Informed quarters tonight
thE impression alse is ffnaly fixed
that s,Es American government lbs
IN Miro aagrai Lessen to Roth Ger
n.ana and Austria regarding thu OBJ
l4ctioaanse and mega activities OF
pfc-1errnah ana pro-Aus'r:an midi
siduals Ii this country To this end
the American government. II is said.
Is fully prepared 70 fellow up It's de-
,nand for the recall OK Won sepen and
.EoI FL BY esttinS rid al Alexander
Won Nuher. The Ausssiai consult gen
erai al New Yerk. ard other repreSen-
tstiees Of both countries
Unconditional Surrender.
Unconditional surrender has esen
made by the German government to
me demand os the United srates for
tho recall Of Captain vUn Papen and
Captain Roy-E military AID naval
attaches respectively, OF The German
ena baEsy here.
This announcement rss made late
this afternoon by Secretary Lansing
following a s'lsit at the state Depart
rnent from Count VOC BernstorT.
The German arnoa asa dor has in
49, ma mo that tho emperor has hsen
s',sssa9 ~ sefM sa1'sssll,, .on Pansn
wishes ef the United states
TAfar.. less than fifteen minutes. In
addition 10 Informing him formally
Of the decision Of the Kaiser he left
with the secretary 4 formal conasnu-
hication 10 the "a me effect. but adding
that n vas the desire Of the Ger,aar
government that the United States
would use its good offices With t1ert
iuanys enemies to obtain safe conduct
for the return Of the. attaches TO Ger
many, The wish Mas also expressed,
but not made in any sense a condi-
tios. that the Jnited States Mould OBJ
tain safe conduct for the successors
10 be siAl1le5 as military and naval
attaches a. the embassy,
Secretary Lansing told the a.ahas-
s&dor that he would be Glad To un-
dertake to arrange safe conduct for
the return home OF Captains won
rApen and Boy-Ed, but gave no aseur-
aisce regarding their successors. tnd,-
eating that AZ would consider this re-
Qu6et when the names OF the success
sorA we're announced continue the
United States has no intention u
prssling ! request for safe conduct
fcrsths successors Of the two ofilcers
May Express Views Later.
Although 1t was learned definitely
thAk the written communication left
'w4th Secretary Lansing did not ques-
tioh tho grounds on which the. re-
qnest tor the recall Of the two attaches
MA maze. At IL regarded AZ potable
IN FsrnsAn Quarters that the German
S0vefument may ut some time later
expfef4 the view that the action OF
the, American government was not jus
tih1ds
Captains Won Papen and Boyd
rsnderods themselves Objectionable 70
the government, 1t was learned today.
chiefly because of their connection
With persons involved In the various
passport frauds. attempts to ,ie-up By
strikes or blow up by dynamite Amer
lean mlnition plants and other plots
against the neutrality and welfare OF
the United States. The only reasons
given the German government Tor the
recall demand. however, We're that the
two men had been engaged in acti-
vitiea In connection with German milf
tAry and naval matters which had
rendered them persona non grata to
the American government, and in the
handling OF which they had been in
communication with certain persos
agaist whom criminal proceedings
were being and would be brought
Except for the more or less perfume
tory task OF getting safe conduct for
the two men. the State Department
regards the tncident az Closed.
May Terminate Ne.Ationa.
Further information obtained from
authoritative sources concerning the
ooatanta ~ the Aote of 1hls govern
s..