Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-11
German Attache and Aus
trian Consul-General Are
Under Investigation.
APPARENTLY CONNECTED
WITH BIG STRIKE PLANS
Ambassador Is Technically Con-
cerned, but Not So Seri-
ously as Others.
NO WORD COMES FROM VIENNA
.ictiOn by Government Against Hun
garian Editor in This Country
Is Predicted.

WASH INJiTON. September 1o.-Presi-
dent Wilson's request for the recall of
the Austrian ambassador. DR.. Constan-
tin Theodor Dumba. has broadcncd into
situation involving Captain Franz
Won Papen the military attache of the
German embassy: Alexander %uber Won
Percked. the Austrian CONSUL gener.,i :.
in New York. and possibly Count Won
Bernstorf. the German ambassador
The official view is that the ambassa-
dor. although technically involved Is
not SO seriously concerned as the mill
tary attache or the consul-general. 1t
is not unlikely that both Of the latter
may be recalled or dismissed from the
country.
Coupled with Gcrmanys disappoint-
ing and unsatisfactory explanation OF
the sinking OF the White Star liner
Arabic. after Count Won Bernstorff had
given assurances that full satisfaction
would be given if it was established
that German submarine sunk the
ship. official Washington views the
friendly relations with the 3, ,Csas,iaaafiic
powers strained more toward the
breaking point than ever before.fy-
Hopes that the submarine crisis hnti
been safely passed and that break
between Germany and the United
States had been avoided were displaced
to-day 10y missivings.
ONLY BASIS or OPTIMISM
IN OFFICIAL. QUARTERS
Unofficial reports that Il second note
had been started from the Berlin For
eign Office for Washington furnished
about the only basis of optimism in of.
fetal quarters, so far as the submarine
controversy was concerned.
The American reply to tho Arabic
note probably will be delayed until Of
ticials can learn whether TO expect any
thing additional from Berlin.
1t may he stated. however. that if
nothing comes in the nature of Il modi-
fcation OF Germany's explanations an
American note will reach Berlin prob
ably carly next week, which will set
forth the views of the United States in
brief and unmistakable manner
Germany'S declaration that, while
she regrets the loss of Americans, she
recognizes no liability for indemnity,
even il the submarine commander was
mistaken in believing the Arabic was
about to attack him. and practically
Offering TO arbitrate the principle, is
regarded in official circles as leaving
the whole submarine question prac-
tically where il was left by Germany's
unresponsivc attitude toward the Lusi-
tania negotiations.
The President spent most of to-day
going over the German note. No Of
fetal comment was made. but the dis
appointment of officials was undis-
SuiSed.
OFFENSIVE STkTEIENTS
ABOUT AMERICAN PEOPLE
Captain Won Papen is involved in the
Dumba case because he forwarded by
| James +. J. Archibald. the American
correspondent travelling under an
American pa assport. Il personal letter In
which he made offensive statements
about American officials Moreover
Ambassador Dumba's letter to the
Vienna Foreign Office. found on Archl-
bald, mentioned Won lapen as having
approved what the state Department
in its note to the Austro- Hungarian
government characterized as con-
spiracy to cripple the legitimate indus
tries of the United states. Consul
General Nuber is drawn into the case
because the pumba letter disclosed
that he was connected with this strike
plan.
High officials Indicated to-day that
the government would take steps OF
some Kind asainS; the editor OF Hun
rarian newspaper in this country, from
whom memorandum was inclosed in
the Duiuba letter outlining carefully
prepared plans for putting into effect
the scheme for handcapnng munitions
plants
COUNT Won HERNSTORFF
EVOLVED TECHNICALLY
Count Won Bernstorf is involved
( technically. because Archibald carried
II letter for him. but as IL was copy
of n statement previously made to the
amba sSador by Secretary Lansing,
wholly OF an innocuous character, Of
hcials do not regard the German am
baasador's STATUE In the AGAR as ap-
preaching that OF his military ,nttachs
or the Austrian consul general
II is quite probable that until the
Vienna Foreign Office replies to tho re-
quest for the withdrawal OF DR.. Dumba
nothing further will be done in his
ease. nor in the cases OF Won Papen
or Nuber 81
The fact that Won Fapens letter was u
personal ono would not alter tho
situation. Secretary Lansing said that,