Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-04
u. S. TAKES STEPS
AGAINST BOY=ED
AND Won PAPEN
Requests Their Immediate
Withdrawal by German
Government.
IMPROPER ACTIVITIES
CONDEMNED BY LANSING
President Is Determined to Rid
Country Of Foreign Officials
Who Stir Up Strife.
Won NUBER MAY HAVE TO GO
Complaints against EnvoyS Nccumu-
lative. Dating Back to Early
Days of War.
IMPROPER ACTIVITIES
CONDEMNED BY LANSING
voN NUBEE MAY HAVE TO GO
Complaints Against EnvoyS Nccumu-
lative, Dating Back to Early
DAYS of War.

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WASHINGTON. December 3.--Immedi-
ate withdrawal ~ Captain Karl Boy Ed
and Captain Franz Won papcn. rcspec-
lively. NAVAL ana military attaches of
the German emba ;sy. has been re-
quested 10y the state Departments In
making formal announcement of this
action late to-day. Secretary Lansing
said the attaches had rendered them
selves persona non grata to the United
states government nv improper activi-
ties in connection with naval and milf
tary matters.
The secretary acted with tho fun
approval OF President Wilson, who is
understood to have determined that tho
United States shall be rid Of foreign
officials who make themselves obnoXi-
ons by activity harmful TO the best in
tcrcsts Of tho nation.
The state Department made it's re-
quest three days ago through Count Won
E"rhsiorm. tho German ambassadors
Announc ncamcnt OF the fact was with
lcld as a matter Of courtesy to Ger
many and To prevent the charge being
made that tho jury trying the wurship-
supply consp rators OF the Hamburg
American Line in New York had in
any way been influenced in reaching
a verdict
NO reply has been received. but none
Is necessary. and ii is taken for granted
that the ambassador viii order the
attaches away as soon as he has en-
changed communications with Berlin
srECtI.ATING rpo\ El,FEt"r
OF ACTION IN GERMANY
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II also became known Tonight that
the department has under consideration
the ease OF Alexander Won Nuber. Aus
'r"-huhGari"n c"nsui-g"ncral at New
York, whose name frequently has been
mentioned withs those of 6oy-Ed and
Won l'apcn IN connection with actiNi-
ties which have been trowncd upon
hE the united states government. 1t
was Said authoTitatiNcly that ii had
not necn decided Just what action, IL
amy, would he taken. II was in,irnated
that the state department. also was
considering whether any steps should
hc taken regarding other higher of
h"ialS OF foreign embassies in Wash
inSton.
tue compiaiuts against Won Papcn
and Eoy-E were accumulativc. dating
back To the early days OF the European
war. The case against them is peculiar,
not being capable OF legal proof. 1t
consists Of an accumulation of sus-
ricions, circumstances and conditions
which connected tho attaches with at
tcmpts to violate the neutrality laws
of the United States. The accumula-
lion was sufficient to convince the de-
partmcnt that the official status of the
attaches in the United States should
lie discontinued.
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lated to place them under tho rravcst
suspicion. The Stcglcr passport case,
false aiidaNits which were made in
shipping matters, and the sending OF
reports to Austria Hungary by James