New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-10
State of War with Dual
Monarchy Is Expected
to Follow
Ships Here Seized
For Protection
spain Takes Over l. 5
Diplomatic Interests
in Vienna

Washington. April 9.-Austria for
mally broke with the United States to-
day. when the Austrian charge d'af-
faires asked for his passports. That
state of war will now follow is not
doubted. But it will be by the declara
ton of Austria, unless an American
ship is destroyed by an Austrian sub
marine.
The Department of State has no
doubt that. If the master mind at Ber-
lin so decides, Germany's other allies,
Turkey and Bulgaria, also will sever
relations. However. the Turkish and
Bulgarian representatives here have re-
ceived no orders % far from home, and
this government has not been informed
that its representatives in CONSTANT
nople and Sofia have been handed their
passports.
The State Department tonight gave
out statement telling or the efforts
which have been made by this coun-
try. since the break with Germany, to
avoid rupture with Austria.
This morning Baron Zwiednek, the
Austrian charge d'affaire3 here, learned
through the Sayvile wireless that his
orders we're to ask for passports for
himself. the embassy staff, Count Tar
nowski, the Ambassador designate. who
never had been received by this govern
ment, and for all consular officers IN
the United States. There are twenty
five points in American territory where
the Austrian government had agents.
Including the Austrian representatives
in Washington, the Philippines, Hawaii
and Porto Rico, it is said that the
party for which safe conduct must be
secured from the Entente will number
not more than 100. Every facility Will
be extended to the Austrsns.. 1t Is be-
Geved that they will go home by the
same route as that taken by Count Won
BernstOrf.
Many Americans in Austria
In Austria-IIungary to-day there are
said to bo some 200 native Americans
and about 1000 naturaliZed Americans
Many of the latter are expected 10
elect "a remain in Austria. Ambassa-
dor Ponfeld. Mrs. Pentield and the
third secretary, now in Switzerland
will return By way of Spain.
The Austrian ships warbound IN
American ports were seized to-day, put
merely as "A protective measure, IL was
explained, and they were not seized IN
the same sense as were the German
ships. II. po.
Almost at the same time that Baron
Zwiedinek asked for his passports
dispatch was received from American
Minister Stoyall, at Berne, saying tne
Dual Monarchy had broken on dlplo-
matte relations with the United states
in Vienna yesterday. 1t Is presumed
This was done by handing passports 10
American Charge Grew.
Plots Here Offensive
Anti-American propaganda conducted
nv Austrian agents, under Germah oil,
rection. has been no less offensive ana
scarcolv less effective than the German
propaganda itself.
charge Grew at Vienna also VIII turn
over 10 Spain the British and japanese
interests, which this country mas looked
after since the beginning of the war
Italian. French and Rumanian interests
in Austria hungary previously looked
after by the United States we're Or
dored turned over 70 the SWISS MIN
ister.
IThe state Departments state
ment on the steps that led to the
break lcith austria is on Page Il