El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-18
GERMANY SENDS
FORMAL APOLOGY
Minister to Sweden Informs
Swedish Government Der
lin Regrets Note.

Stockholm. Sweden, Sept IS.-The
German minister to Sweden today for
mauy expressed to the Swedish gov
eminent Germany-s regrets in conse-
quence Of the Swedish-Arsentina tele-
gram affair.
Asks Spain To Act.
Buenos Aires. Argentina. Sept IS
In private sources it was learned by
the Associated Press today that the
Argentine government has asked
Spain to take the responsibility Of
obtaining from the American and
British governments a safe conduct
for count Won LuZburg, the German
minister here, who recently was
given his passports, arguing that the
count is to leave Argentina for Spain
on a Spanish vessel
Accordingly. l. was said, the Span
ish am bassadOr has asked the Madrid
government TO initiate negotiations to
this end. The course taken by the
Argentine foreign office is not in
accordance with diplomatic usage but
this government IL is understood,
wishes to escape the necessity Of eX-
tending to the expelled German minis
ter the usual courtesies.
Germany Informally Apologies.
Dr. Luis T. Molina. Argentine min
lister at Berlin, today Informed the
Argentine foreign office by cable
that the German government had eX-
pressed regrets over the action Of
count Won LuZburE, German minister
to Argentina. Dr. Molina reported
that baron Won dem Busche-Hadden-
hansen. under secretary Of the Ger
man foreign office, had informed him
that Germany disapprOved absolutely
Of expressions used by count Lux
burg in his dispatches
Orders LuxburE Home
The under secretary, who acted for
DR.. Won kuchlmann. the German for
cign secretary, during his absence
in Munich, asked the Argentine min
lister to request the Argentine gov
burg that the German government
wished him TO return Immediately 20
Germany to explain the entire mat
ter personally Dr. Molina was asked
TO obtain safe conduct for count
Count Won Luxburg today an
Eounced that he probably would sail
on September IS for BilbOa- Spain,
on a Spanish steamer
Explanation Not Accepted!
Foreign minister Pueyrredon. after
reading Dr.. Nolina's cablegram. an
nOunced that he declined TO accept
the assurance Of baron Won dem
he-Haddenhausen as a satisfac- Z
tory settlement Of the LuXburg Incl
dent because IL was merely the verbal
statement of an under secretary
The report from Berlin that DR..
Molina had explained 10 the German
government that the handing Of pass
ports by Argentina to count Won
LuxburE. the German minister. was a
personal matter and did not signify
rupture Of relations, was classed as
of doubtful accuracy by foreign min
lister PuevrredOn- 1t was true that a
rupture had not been created by hand
ing count Won LuNburE his passports, 4
the foreign minister stated. but DR..
Noliua's Instructions did not provide
for any explanation OF the situation
To Germany.
Minister Nails 4 Lie.
The foreign minister reiterated that
there viii be rupture Of relations
with Germany II the latter's eNplana-
ton Of the LuEburE incident is not
absolutely satisfaC Glory
Since being handed his passports
count LuZburg. II was stated, has been
the statement that the
idea of sinking Argentine ships ~wiIh-
out leaving a trace was suggested 10
tim by the foreign minister of Ar
gentine as q means Of preventing
complications. The statement was
characterized by foreign minister
PuevrredOn as the greatest. most F.
shameful, barefaced lie in his Off
cIal experience.