Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-13
ARCHIBALD FACES
PRISON SENTENCE
UPON HIS RETURN
President Orders Prosecu-
tion for Carrying Dunn
ba's Messages
TO RECALL Won PAPEN

WASHINGTON, Sept. l2
President Wilson has issued orders TO
the Department Of Justice to prosecute
James +. : Archibald. the American
correspondent who carried the now IA
nous Doctor Dumba letters, to the full
extont OF the law. This became known
here today on the highest authority
The President. it Is learned. has be-
come aroused over, the Archibald situa-
tion. and is determined to make an ex-
ample OF him. He desires that Archibald
be sent 10 prison IL the law provides
such a penalty. 1t is understood. lie be-
neves that IN this way the using Of
Americans citizens and American pass
ports by foreign governments in carry
ing out their military schemes will be
effectually stopped
Captain Won Papen. military attache OF
the German Embassy, will be sent home
at once II Secretary of State Lansing tells
Count Won Bernstorff today that he de-
elres Il. This became known at the Ger
man Embassy today.
Won Papen will join the German army
IN the field. The United States Will be
asked to furnish him a safe conduct home.
II also developed today in connection
with Won Papen's implication in the
Dumba- Archibald case that Won Papen
wrote letters and entrusted them to
Archibald without consulting Bernstorff.
The Ambassador would have advised
against IT, It was learned. knowing the
danger of arrest and detention that Arch
ibald ran. That Won Papen faces dis.
mlssal from Washington and that Dumba
Will be recalled by his Government is due
solely, IT became known, to their own
A. - III
bald ran.
Secretary Lansing will take up this
matter with the Ambassador at their con-
ference II was understood.
Tho Ambassador, however, will deny
Won Papen's OF Dumba's guilt I'm employ
Ing" Archibald as a messenger, It became
known Archibald, IL was understood,
came forward and offered his services, but
whether for a consideration or otherwise
was not Known
James +. l. Archibald took with him
from New York letter from Captain Won
Papen to the latter's wife, who is in
Germany. This letter, together with the
more important documents intrusted to
Archibald for delivery in Vienna and Ber-
lin. was taken from Archibsld's effects
when he arrived at Falmouth, Eng, on
the Rotterdam.
While it has been reported that in the
letter to his wife Captain Won Papen
made some sighting statements concern
ing American officials, there is no DISPOSE
tion on the part of this Government to
hold. him accountable for these private
views. The case against Captain Won
Papen. as far as this Government is con-
eerned, is found mainly In the following
extract from Ambassador Dumba's letter
20 Count Burian, with reference to the
plan to cripple munitions piants:l
~ am under the impression that we
could, IL not entirely prevent the produc-
ton OF war material in Bethlehem and ia
the Middle West, at any rate strongly dis
organize Il and hold It up for months,
which, according TO the statement of the
German military attache, is of great inn
portance and which amply outweighs
the relatively small sacrifice of money"
This indicated that Captain Won Papen
was one of those who conspired," as
Secretary Lansing charged in his note to
the Hungarian Government re-
questing Ambassador Dumba's recall, ito |
pie Of the United States and to interrupt
their legitimate trade"
CHICAGO, Sept. 13-Captain Won Papen,
military attache to the German Embassy
In Washington. and Prince Hatzfeldt are
today en- route to Yellowstone Park.
which is TO be one of their detectives in
"seeing America vacation" The Ger
man officials slipped quietly into Chicago
yesterday They stopped at an exclusive
Michigan avenue hotel, where they de-
MED themselves to all callers excepting
a few friends. among whom was Baron
Kart Won Reiswitz. German Consul in
Chicago
A member Of Won Papen's stan let
II DO given out that he and Prince Hatz- |
feldti are f'on vacation" and that they |