Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-07
All Employees Of Embassy
and Consulates Ordered
to Leave.
MAY BE ACTING
AS SECRET AGENTS
Drastic Action by Washington Govern.
ment One Step In Movement 70 9Asp
Source Of Information to Berlin
Many Former Embassy Employees
Now Attached TO swiss Embsssy -
Spy Net Being frightened.

Washington. July 7--Ali Germans
formerly connected either with the Oer.
ma nembassy or any one OF the many.
consulates in America havc been fe-
auested to leave the United States, No.
tification that their presence in Ameri-
ca is undesirable has been sent to them
by the state department.
Tho Germans. who principally afa
clerks or servants. were not told that
they were suspected Of being spies.
The inference that their loyalty 20 the
kaiser might mako IL difficult for them
to remain in this country without try.
ing to send information OF = military
character to their government was
made clear.
Among the first to 20 will ba Hen.
rich Schaafhausen. formerly attached
hind by Count Won Bernstorff and st2ce
attached to the department. OF German
interests IN the Swiss legation.
Exact Status unknss~n.
In addition to SchA4fhausen there -
q. long train Of clerks and ssrvantA At
Nhst they have served In such caHaA.a
tiles In this country-K altho thia
ernment has no means Of knowing VNotl
their exact status Il with the Goa6laAs
government. Thsrs II sround Tor 1e1514
thar most Of them ars % more i6Sb
ttance to tho German int11llG60 ~.
tenn.
DR.. Berthel1ne. the author .of tAA
much discussed dispatch to the ColoBAe
Gazette. At the time diplomatic relAti6nsa
were severed. still u In Waahingt0n.
but Is required to report to government
officials In person twice = week.
Two OF Germany's allies stili have
their representatives here
To Tighten Spy Net.
There are many indications that the
government is taking steps to tighten
the spy net and make even more dif-
ficult the getting Of military inforfna-
tion to Germany.
When the government agreed to al
low the transfer of many former Ger
man employees to the Swiss legation
and consulate there was no state Of war
between the United States and Gar
many. But the declaration Of war has
The cleaning out OF former German
officials here Is but the first step In .
systematic movement to root the Ger
man spy system out Of this country.
Duties Wsrs in Doubt.
Schaafhausen Is a German subject
who was formerly employed by Count
Won Bernstorn in a confidential capar-
ity. His precise connection with the
embassy and his activities have al
ways been more or less Of n mystery.
but he was supposed to have assisted
Won Papen and Boy Ed in the perfec-s
tion Of some Of their so-called mili-
tary plans.
When Count Won Bernstorff was sent
home he caused Schaafhausen to be-
retained by DIR. Paul Ritter. the Swiss
minister, who has since been recalled
because this government looked upon
him as pro- German. Schaafhausen wass
familiar with the routine affairs Of the
German embassy. hence he would be
OF great assistance In helping the
Swiss minister look after the odds and
ends Of the kaisers affairs In this
country.
The head OF friendly mission. ~
Dr. Ritter was. Is supposed to be the
arbIter OF the men he employs. and
the state department has conGlstently
refrained from requesting that Schaaf-
hausen be invited to leave the country.
/ Recent Developments, however, havss
satisfied the administration that mill
tary necessity should not be tempered
by diplomatic delicacies, and ~ q re-
suit Schaafhausen Is to depart from
our shores.
Fear Use u Code.
The Swiss legation, like all neutral
nations, has the privilege Of using
cable codes. In normal times an cm-
ploye like Schaafhausen probably
would ,,nt si..-:-ee .--ee .ccese 20 code books
but this government fears that his
presence in the legation might place
him In a position to assist the father.
land by sending messages to Switzer-
land for transmission to Germany.
Schaafhausen has been shadowed AZ
most continuously by agents q The
government. He could not he directly
connected with any Of the groups who
are active IN IIernluny . . 1900 : NM. l
Counsellor Polk. OF the state depaxt-
ment, and others insisted that u viii
be unwise to allow him to ren,atn ~
a privileged legation. .ssss sssa, sFss WI
Reports that the state department. ~
disturbed because Of the presence IN.
washington Of the Turkish and klatss
garian diplomatic staffs may - a1ns
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