South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
GERMANY AGREES
To MEN s RECALL
Action Was Taken Last Tues
day, According to Pro-
violence Journal.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Dec. A.
The Providence Journal says this
morning with reference to the re-
quest Of the American government
for the recall Of Capt. Boyd and
Capt. Won Papen:
This action was taken last Tues
day night after the cabinet meeting
Of that morning. and after a series
Of conferences held on the same day
il Washington between Pres't Will
son, Atty. Gen. Gregory. Sec'y of
State Lansing and representatives of
the Providence Journal.
Count Won Bernstorff immediate
~ telegraphed the foreign office at
heIlin and this morning he received
from Berlin the Acknowledgement OF
lis message and the declaration that
both officials would be withdrawn
Immediately from service in the
United States
BoyEd TO Leave.
The Journal is able to announce
this morning that Capt Boy-Ed will
leave here for Germany as soon as
his passports can be secured. The
British and French authorities will
interpose no objection to his taking
ship and will give him safe conduct
to any European port which he may
designate Capt. Won Papen last
night stated that he had no regrets,
that ne had simply done his duty as
a soldier.
Capt. Boyd announced that he
had simply done his duty as a naval
officer and that the majority of the
criticisms against him in the Amer
lean press were unjust and unfair,
and that the American newspaper
men had not taken into considera-
ton the immense strain under which
he had labOred and the fact that
none of his activities was individual
in character, but that he was simply
an officer carrying out orders to the
best of his ability under all circum-
stances.
The dismissal of Capt Boy-Ed
and Capt. Won Papen is to be fol-
lowed Immediately by . demand on
the Austrian government for the re-
moval of Acting Ambassador Zwie-
dinek, Count Nuber Won Pereked.
consul general at New York. two
vice-consuls in the New York con-
sulate, the Austrian consuls at Pitts
burgh and Cleveland and the consul
general in Philadelphia"
The government intends also in
the near future to ask for the recall
of at least one German consul-gen-
eral in this country, whose name at
the present time cannot be disclosed,
and also Of DR.. Heinrich Albert. fis-
cal agent of the German government
in the United States.
Notified Tuesday.
Both Capt. Boy-Ed and Capt. Won
Papen were notified last Tuesday by
Count Won Bernstorn of the decision
Of the government.
Yesterday afternoon. after Sec'y
Lansing's decision had been formally
announced throughout the country.
Capt. Boy-Ed held a conference with
several friends and members of the
consulate in New York. including DR..
Heinrich Albert, at room SOC, No.
II Broadway. This conference adj
journed for dinner and was RESUMED
at s o'clock last night, continuing
until a late hour.
The Journal is able to state from
the highest authority that the recent
Hamburg Am erican trial had moth
ing whatever to do with the demand
for Capt. BOy-Ed's dismissal. Capt.
Boy-Ed is dismissed specifically for
the following reasons:
The government has positive
proof Of his illegal connection with
Stegler, who is now held for passport
frauds and who has turned over to
the government a large number Of
letters and kilograms from Capt.
Boy-Ed which show beyond doubt
his direct connection with these
frauds and his thorough approval of
them.
The government has positive
proof Of Capt. Boy-Ed's leadership
and the activities circulating about
the attempt Of certain Hamburg
American line officials last spring to
embroil the government of the
United States and the British gov
eminent by the production of a
series Of false affidavits tending to
show that certain tug boat captains
had been carrying supplies from
New York harbO- TO British cruisers.
The government is convinced that
the entire amount of money paid for
the operation Of this plot came
through Cant Row I'd opI +I,a+ -
was familiar with every step taken
in the matter.
CARD OF THANKS.
We laSire To thanh rnioh hnre u M