Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-12-09
GERMAN ATTACHES
READY TO DEPART
U. S. Officials Look for Immediate
Recall by the Berlin
Government.
PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED
Captain Won Papen VIII Go to Mexico
and Boyd viii Endeavor to Re-
turn to Germany-von Nuber
Under Scrutiny.

Washington, Dec 6.-Capt. Franz
Won Papen, German military attache,
whose recall has been requested by
this government, will go to Mexico, it
was learned at the German embassy.
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed, German naval at
tache, whose presence in this country
also is no longer desired by the gov
ernment, will endeavor to return to
Germany.
1t was said by an official of the en-
bassy this morning that the state de-
partment has assured Ambassador Won
Bernstorff that 1t will try to get safe
conducts for either or both attaches.
The official added that the safe-con-
duct will be asked only for Captain
Boy-Ed. He pointed out that Captain
Won, Papen is officially accredited to
Mexico, and that he will go there
soon. He will make the trip by rail,
1t was stated.
The American government looks to
Germany for the immediate recall of
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed and Capt. Franz
Won Papen, respectively naval and mil
itary attaches of the German embassy
here, In accordance with Secretary
Lansing's request.
The case against Boy-Ed and Won
Papen, although not susceptible of le-
gal proof, consisted of complaints
since the beginning of the European
war which connected them with at
tempts to violate American neutrality.
The state department regarded the
complaints as fully justifying the with
drawal of the attaches from the diplo-
matte service of Germany in the Unit
ed States.
Wilson for ousting Plotters.
The action Of Secretary Lansing had
the full approval of President Wilson
and i.is Sabine. Tbs Prssii5ssrt -, ssls
to have decided to get rid of all for
eign officials whose activities are con.
sidered harmful to the best interests
Of the country. This government, II
was said, probably would ask the en-
tente allies for safe-conducts for the
offending attaches. They are expect
ed to depart at once.
Won Nuber Is Under Scrutiny.
State department officials were con
sidering what action should be taker
in the case of Alexander Won Nuber
Austro-Hungarian consul general a
New York, whose name has beer
linked with those of Boy.Ed and VoI
Papen in connection with activities re
garded as Objectionable by the United
States. The department, 1t was alst
said, is considering whether any &C
tion should be taken regarding othe
higher officials of foreign embassies
here.
II Is understood that while in tn
Hamburg-American case nothing actu
ally had been proved against Captain
Boy.Ed, in view of the attention al
tracted by the case officials reviews
his record and decided that now wa
good time to get both Captain Boy
Ed and Captain Won Papen out of tn
United States. The state department
ldoes not need to have legal evidenc,
but may act, as 1t has done in the cas-
of the attaches, upon the question {
obnoxious conduct. The attaches nee
not have been guilty of technical vi,
lation of any law.
offenses Of Won Papen.
, Won Papen's principal offenses col
, sisted Of sending report to the Ge
: man war Office by Archibald and I'll
, interest he is said to have had in +
/ menting strikes in munition factorie
/ 1t was Won Papen who in q lettt
taken from Archibald when the Bri
Q ish authorities searched him, made
Q reference to these idiotic Yankees
4 The view of German officials in til
}. connection II is understood, has be(
from the start that the United Stat
In taking any action upon the pape
found on Archibald was using e'
dence which was furnished by the en-
: mics OF Germany and therefore W
improper.