Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-23
CAPTAIN VON PAPEN
LEAVES FOR HOME
Recalled German Attache Denies
that He Violated Any Rules Of
Diplomatic Etiquette.
GLAD TO GET INFO BATTLE

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.--captain
Franz Won Papen. Gsrmany's re-
called military attache. left New
Work for Rotterdam today on the
steamship Ndordam. bearing a safe
corduct TO Germany from the en-
tcnte allies. Dspartins. he issued
this final statement 20 the American
people:
Ia lcalins thit cogn,r.'. where / have
received - many praSis ~ kindness ard
hospitality from Americans and others.
! csT q nv, dutg TO thsnk Mi those
whg 90 not perrrl, their friendly per
20 Of feelings 10 be poisoned by the
faisi e-sateh by the war amons the
rs'rns
Ny thoughts turn back today expressly
10 those unsoreettable days when ] had
the honor and good fortune to spend
some time with the expeditiohsry forces
a Fein ,i.x Where learned 70 admire
the splendid soIdieriy qraity and devo-
ton 10 duty OF the Unitts states army.
Personally speaking. no greater satis-
faction could DO given TO me thon the
f1ihlment % my ardent desire to be
caiiea home where sold efs ais far more
uTsently needed than here.
history WITH vIndieste HiH,.
4 leave my post without any feeling OF
bi,ternofs bccAnse ! know too well that
Nhei hisiorg y once ur.iten II VIII
cstariish our clean records despite all the
lsreareSenittions ana ,alumnles spread
pioAdesst at prevent
flto NAnf al art tsalx
s not open 20 tho sue. ision Of harper
sax friendly feeling for M country,
stated ysf. fairly. phen discussing my
lfeail. now dat the matter Bettied
Ire faci sho - he emphasized that the
state depurirnelt made no charges
pgs net Capt1in Won Papcn ana captain
hos -f.d, r.,iH rejected n siish.tst ue.
lr0e on tncn h.nDr a. gs1eefs. Lar ain
teWspaeer Enve made fesk cas- charges
which ctud nst 80 support by evi-
tei.cc. but the A. n ted ssRles sovei nment
ncker intina ed thai II bs..t, ca these
ehlfkca q y. ,r.e
= 20 home with the unshakabe con-
vic,;on tlia. % efforts. however insistent
ihsy may o. will accomplish the fervent
ues4lc az o. sncLiy 10 emvr0i our coun-
try with this great nation, Our neutral
relations will, and must, on the contrary.
inevitably ard gradually improve a. it
Incomes ear. To every Intelligent and
oieor-nasadod Amer lean that Germany Is
engared IN e fully jus,ifiabs and heroic
fight FOR existence and the very life OF
tho nation
Glad 70 Get Into Action.
Although Captain Won Papcn declined
10 nnewer ANY OF the questions Of re-
poftcrs after 10 handed out his state
ment, h saying goodbye 70 a German
friend, he said;
y attn KIad Of the opportunity 20 go 10
the tfcnrhes for my country
y wish 70 aBshre oil TINT feel most
grateful 70 the great number OF German
Americans 10 this country for their sup
port ana sympathy.
Il have been charged with lots %
things. but when this war IL over you
viii sec that everything will come out all
right. I am sure l have been here for
my country md I have tried TO serve Il.
but I hsve not done anything against
diplomatic courtesy. and I leave here
feeling grateful that l can at last DO
among the real actors in the trenches"
The captain chAsted with friends while
his baggage was being examined. THE
examination OF all baggage going aboard
snip. wa. put " tVINc LOT inc tifAN titnc
today BY the Holland American Inc.
Officials 81 the llne declined TO give any
specific reasons for Il.
wrote About Idiotie Yankees.
Captain Won Papen was appointed mill
tary attnche o. The German embassy IN
December. isle. Public attention was
directed TO hhh in september latt when a
letter which he wrote to hls WIFI was
found ninone TIE ia crs ssised by III,
British sevcrnmsn. fFoin James F. J.
Archibald h.lo he YES ca ryins them
TO E;roye IN his s.'s v5n npen al
irdce 70 "bo- dF'rrs yensefs," which
vas tea, t'..i ~ 81 ~ Yankees He
said tvs tt,i vts appIl 4 % New York
newspate. ~ ilt :. "a whose papers
his ACTIVITIES saS ben criticised
liil ~cfr 40 hs' - captain Boy-Ed,
ihs oernan nAvs h;,acas. was requested
b. secfels,y L-nans December ?.
:; Is reported that Captain Boyd will
leave here FOR Rotterdam December ~
on the steamer Rotterdam.
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