Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-17
American Action Taken
in Friendly Spirit at
Vienna, Is Report.
80
SUBJECTS THREATENED
WITH DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania Newspapers Print
Threats Admittedly on EN-
bassy Instructions. ~
SAY WORKERS VIOLATE
MILITARY REGULATIONS
Surprise Created in View of
Expressed Policy to- Leave
American Affairs Alone.

WASHINGTON, Sept. r7-The Aus
trian government intends to recall
Ambassador Dumba, for consultation,
according to intimatiuns given to
Ambassador Penfield, when he de-
livered the note from the United
States, asking for the return OF the
ambassador to Austria.
Such an agreement, which is in ac-
cord with Ambassador Dumba's own
request for recall on leave of absence,
is satisfactory to the American gov
ernment 1t is understood, however,
that Ambassador Dumba would not
return to- the United States at the
termination of his leave. The pur-
pose of these arrangements, it Is
understood, is to cause no interrup-
tion in the diplomatic relations of the
two governments, the change being
looked upon as a personal affair.
There is every Indication from AM
bassador Penfield's dispatches that
the Austrian government received
the American note in friendly
spirit. and looks upon it as the usual
request of a government for the re-
call of an ambassador on the ground
that his usefulness to his own gov
ernment would be impaired by his
continued presence.
1t is now expected that Ambassador
Dumba will receive word from his
own foreign office that he is wanted
| in Vienna for consultation. The
| United States will arrange safe con-
duct, and with the Austrian embassy
! left in charge of charge daffaires
the incident will be closed.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Sept 17.--De
spite statements from Vienna to the
4 United Press that the Austrian gov
ernment is nor seeking to cripple
| American industries, an official warn
| ing to Austro- Hungarian subjects
that death may be their penalty for
| aiding in the manufacture of mu-
| nitions for the allies was published
! today in Austrian and Hungarian
newspapers throughout Pennsylvania,
Baron Lother Won Hauser, Austrian
consul here, admitted it came from
his office on instructions from Vienna
and the Washington Austrian en-
bassy.
The public notice of Consul Won
Hauser. preceded by a statement that
it was sent TO him by the Austro-
Hungarian embassy at Washington,
| is as follows:
1.-The imperial and royal foreign Of
flee has empowered the imperial and
royal Austro-H Hungarian embassy
that by this means they shall inform
all Austro Hungarian subjects and
! also residents of Bosnia H erZeg govina,
inasmuch as they are working in fac
tories which are manufacturing guns
and supplies for the enemy of their
country which conflicts with the
meaning of section 327 of the Austro-
Hungarian army laws, where they be-
come guilty of accessory OF the fact
of working against the army strength
of their country This provides a
penalty of from ten to twenty years
Imprisonment and where the circum-
stances warrant provides a death
penalty. In case the subjects return
to their country they make them
selves liable to the severest punish
ment of the law"
First publication of the notice in
this district was made in the Johns
town Hirado, a small Hungarian
newspaper edited by Rev. Ernest Po-
rozolt, pastor of the Hungarian Re-
formed Church. at Cambria City.
"Yes, it is true that l am sending
out that notice." said Won Hauser
There is no comment to make other
than il was received from Washing-
ton through our embassy"
When asked If it was not possible
that the notice had been sent out by
Ambassador Dumba before he left
the capital, the baron said the warm
ing had not reached the local con-
sulate until two days ago.