The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-09-11
GERMAN NOTE not
SATIsFAcTORY;NlLL
ORDER RECALL OF
FOREIGN AGENTS
High Washington Authority Says.
General Cleanup Has Been Or
dered at Once.
TALK OF BREAKING RELATIONS
WITH TEUT0N GOVERNMENTS
Ambassador Dumba Goes to Summer
Home; Refuses to Discuss Recall:
,*E Bernstorff is Silent

washington, Sept. 11.-President
Wilson's request for the recall Of
Austrian ambassador, DR.. Constantin
Theodor Dumba, has broadened into
a situation involving Capt. Franz Won
Papen, the military attache of. the
German embassy, Alexander Won
Pereked, the Austrian consul gen
eral in New York, and possibly, Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambas-
sador. The official view is, that the
ambassador, although technically in
7olVed, is not so seriously concerned
as the military attache or the consul
general. It is not unlikely that both
If the latter may be recalled or dis
missed from the country. ~
Near Breaking Point.
Coupled with Germany's 4 disap-
pointing and unsatisfactory explana-
tion of the sinking of the White Star
liner Arabic, after Count Won Bern
storff had given assurances that full
satisfaction would be given if it was
established that a German submarine
sank the ship, official Washington
viewed the friendly relations with the
Germanic powers strained more to-
ward the breaking point than ever
before. .
Crisis Not Passed. i
Hopes that the submarine crisis
had been safely passed and that a.
break between Germany and the
United States had been avoided were
displaced today by misgivings.Ta Talk
of the possibility of breaking diplo-
matte relations was heard again, al =.
though this time it involved both the
central powers and the theory that
Austria, after having her ambassa-
dor practically dismissed from the
country, might stand with her ally
in relations with the United States.
AnOCner Qerma0 NOCe.
Official reports that second note
had been started from the Berlin for
eign Office for Washington furnished
about the only basis of optimism in
official quarters so far as the submar-
inc controversy was concerned. There
was no official intimation that an
other communication was on the way,
but the American reply to the note
on the Arabic will be delayed until
officials can learn whether to ex-
pect anything additional from Berlin.
It may be stated, however, that if
nothing comes in the nature Of
of Germany's explana-
ton, an American note will reach
Berlin probably early next week
which will set forth the views of the
United States in a brief and unmis-
taxable manner. y... .--.>
Makes Offensive Statement.
Captain Won Papen is involved in
the Dumba case because he forward
ed to James F. J. Archibald, the Am
erican correspondent, travelling under
an American passport, personal let
ter, in which he made offensive state
ments about American officials. More
over, Ambassador Dumba's letter to
the Vienna foreign Office found on
mentioned Won Papen as
having approved what the state de-
partment in it's note to the Austr0-
government characterized
as conspiracy to cripple the legiti-
mate industries of the United States.
Consul General Nuper is drawn into
the case because the Dumba letter
disclosed that he was connected with
this strike plan.