Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-04


statement announced formally
late today that Il had asked for
the recall Of Captain Boyd and
Captain Won Papen, naval and
military attaches respectively Of
the German embassy here, be-
cause Of the "objectionabfe ac-
tivitIes In connection with mill
tary and naval matters"
Washington, d. c., Dec. 3.-Secre-
tary Lansing Ia understood to have
informed Count von BernstOrff that
Captain Boyd, naval attache to the
German embassy, had rendered him
self persona non grata to the United
States government as the result OF
his connection with the cOnspirators
Of the Hamburg American line, who
yesterday were found guilty In New
York.
The subject was understood to have
been the subject Of discussion at the
cabinet meeting today. Secretary
Lansing at the end of the cabinet
meeting fatty refused to answer any
questions on the subject, and other
members of the cabinet were equally
silent. The German embassy also re-
fused to talk about 1t.
The state department was believed
to be Of the opinion that as Captain
Boy-Ed had admitted his connection
with the fir icing Of the operations
which the New York jury gave YER
dict as being illegal, there was moth
Ing else to do but inform the German
government Of its views.
BY informing the ambassador that
the attache is persona non grata, the
United States leaves it with the Ger
man government as to the manner In
which Captain Boy Ed shall terminate
his connection with the embassy. This
is the usual diplomatic procedure in
the case OF an attache Of an embassy
or q legation whom the United States
finds Objectionable,
Watched Some Time.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 3.-Captain
Boy-Ed's activities in the United
States since the war Degan have been
the subject Of close attention by the
state department and the department
of Justice. Several times it has been
broadly limited that the American gov
ernment might intimate to Germany
that the operations Of her naval at
tache were objectional, with the in
evitable suggestion that his connec-
ti6n with the embassy should be term
mated. Each time, however, the
threatened action came to nothing.
While the state department consist
emily refused to discuss the captains
case, the German embassy intimated
that it had reason to believe he had
done nothing for which he should be
censured W.
Verdict OF Guilty.
New, York, Dec. 3.-Found guilty of
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government in filing false mani
tests OF supply cargoes sent from this
port to German warships, Karl Buenz,
managing director, and three en-
ployes of the Hamburg American line
today await imposition of sentence by
the federal court. The maximum pen
atty is $4,000 fine and two years i'm
The jury returned it's verdict late
last night after having been out seven
and a half hours. Those convicted in
addition to Buenz are George kotter
general superintendent; Adolph Hach-
meister, purchasing agent, and Joseph
Poppinghaus, a second officer.
Counsel for the defendants present
ed today the usual motions to set
aside the verdict and arrest judgment.
nF 1o{o
of sentence awaited the
decision of Judge Howe on these mo-
tions.
If the motion to set aside the verdict
failed, Howard Cans, counsel for the
defense, said an appeal would be TAX
en- to the circuit court Of appeals and
eventually the case might go to the
supreme court Of the United States.
the defendants may remain
at liberty under $4,000 bail