The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
Il. 5. Citizens and News COrre-
spOndents Held Captives.
HOSTAGES FOR BERNSTORFF
Germany Also Seeks L. ;. Atti-
tmde on Old Treaty.
Sensational Messages From
Gerard to Copenhagen.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

Berlin. Feb S-The German gov
eminent will not permit American
Ambassador Gerard, officials of the
American embassy, American newspa-
per correspondents or American c'tI-
zens to leave Germany until it receives
information that \ safe conduct mas
been granted German Ambassador
Bernstorff and mis- staff.
Passports to Americans also are
contingent upon Berlin ascertalhln5
Washington's attitude toward the "Id
Prussian treaty permitting cltlZenS Oh
Germany and of the United states
nine months after n cessation of diplo-
matte relations between the two ma
tons, in which to adjust their busl-
ness.
Gerard Will Stay Until All Go.
Most of the American newspaper
CORRESPONDENTS here desire to leave
with Ambassador Gerard. But Ast
of these correspondents, submitted 70
the foreign office, has not yet been
approved despite the fact that other
correspondents have been officially
granted permission to remain.
Ambassador Gerard announced 20
d1v that ne would not leave unless The
American correspondents and othef
American citizens could leave also.
Berlin continues quiet. There are no
demonstrations.
ed the registry book in the Berlin Of
flee of the United Press indicating
their decision to leave or remain in
Germany:
Many Will Remain in Europe,
JACQUES Mayer and family, New York,
Margaret Glenn. Governors Island New
d DE- r. Elliott Lyons, of New York. going
Arthur Bates and family, of New York,
going to Copenhagen.
w II. owen, Of New York, going to
Fremont Higgens. of New York, going
o. ". Fox. Of Brooklyn, y. Y, remain
Frank Hall. of Saratoga N. Y. going to
Fred W Rente, of Detroit going to Den
4. c. shearer. OF Springfield. Ohio. go
( W. Henning, of Chicago. going to
ANDREW Toresell, of Titusvflle, Pa, 60
oscar II. Plug, of Florida, going to
Switzerland.
Abienenwald and wife. of Hamilton. On
Mabel Jacobs. of Minneapolis remaining
at Leipzig.
Agnes Schneider. of Brooklyn. remain
Oscar Kingdavis newspaper CORE
spondenU, and family, of Rochester, n. Y,
going to Switzerland.
Philip NJ. Powers and wife, of Boston,
going to Switzerland
James O'Dounell Bennett correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune). and his wife,
Frances Macintosh. New York. remain
ing.
Mrs. Bette Cohen, New York, remain
Stella Farlow. West Bend, Wis, remain
Arthur H vaneweyk and family West
Bend. Wis remaining
Paul w. Peters and wife, West Be- d,
Wis, remaining.
j. Gustav White, SAN Francisco, re-
Louise and Katherine Hoffman. Chicago.
returning ZONE (route Unexpectedly
Clionel Marcas and wife. New York, re-
turning home (route unspecified).
Lewis W. Elizabeth and Liza Dunn.
New York, returning home (route inspect
Arthur G. Abrecht New York. returning
home (route unspcrified).
Louis Wolferz, New York, returning
home (route unspecified).
Arthur James, Milwaukee, returning
home (route unspecified).
James Vaneweyk. Milwaukee, returning
home (route unspeciffed).
Adair Hickman and wife, Chicago. re-
turning home (route Unexpectedly.
J. s Kennard, jr., New York, going to
Sollie spiegel, no address. going to
Switzerland.
liant Get away, Oefaru wires
London, Feb. S.-The German gov
eminent will require guarantees that
Count Won Bernstorff, former German
ambassador at Washington and the
men on German ships in American
ports will be permitted to leave the
United States before allowing Am
bassador Gerard and other Americans
in Germany to depart from that coun-
try, according to the Copenha gen
Politiken, as quoted in a Reuter- dis
patch from that city.
This information, the Politiken saws.
IS contained in a telegram sent by
Ambassador Gerard to the America n
legation at Copenhagen. All Ameri-
cans in Germany including those cap
tured by the German raider in the
South Atlantic and taken to Germany
on the Narrowdale, are said to have
been detained as hostages. An ex-
change telegraph disnatcb fror,,